18 December Christmas Countdown #25envelopes - Hanukkah . Today marks the end of Hanukkah, a Jewish celebration, Festival of Lights. Hanukkah is an eight night Jewish holiday The Hanukkah celebration revolves around the kindling of a nine-branched menorah. On each of the holiday’s eight nights, another candle is added to the menorah after sundown; the ninth candle, called the shamash (“helper”), is used to light the others. Jews typically recite blessings during this ritual and display the menorah prominently in a window as a reminder to others of the miracle that inspired the holiday. Today’s envelope collage has a transferred clip art image of the menorah onto ink stained paper . I did this with Orange Power and added gold foil with machine stitching. chose this used envelope because of the stamp which seems apt for a celebration of light
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