Hanukkah
Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of December, commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. believed to be the 8 days of gift giving rather than one day compared to christmas.
sprouting
to grow
goatee
a small pointed beard that grows in the middle of the chin
sauerkraut
German dish of chopped pickled cabbage.
Jackboot
used as a symbol of cruel or authoritarian behaviour
mare
the female of a horse
Gypsy
a member of a travelling people with dark skin and hair and free-spirited in nature.
