Hanukkah is sometimes called this "of Lights"
The historical events upon which the celebration is... [DOC] [TLE] Hanukkah (Festival of Lights) - Fact Monster [PAR] Hanukkah, the "Festival of Lights," starts on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar ... 
son Judah the Maccabee, the rebel armies became known as the Maccabees.