Jewish people around the world today will mark the first of eight nights of Hanukkah. Spinning the dreidel is a traditional game played in Jewish homes to celebrate Hanukkah. A dreidel is a spinning top with four sides, each inscribed with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Hebrew letters inscribed on a dreidel are a Nun, Gimel, Hey or Chai, and Shin. The letters form an acronym for the Hebrew saying Nes Gadol Hayah Sham, which can be translated to "a great miracle happened there," referring to the miracle commemorated by Hanukkah.
