Candles lit for Hanukkah

Jews around the world have marked the first day of the Hanukkah, or the Jewish festival of lights.

Jews celebrate the holiday over eight days by lighting candles on a menorah.

It commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem, after Syrians were chased out centuries ago.

Tradition also has it that a candelabra miraculously burned for eight days with only one day's worth of oil.

In Washington, the first candle was lit on the National Hanukkah Menorah.