it commemorates the victory of the macchabees over the Syrian army Seleucid .the victorious maccabees wanted to re inaugurate the temple of Jerusalem but they found only a small vial supposed to last only 1 day but which miraculously lasted a week .the festival of hanukkah festival of lights symbolizes the vicyory of light on the darkness We have here a nice example of a Moroccan lamp early 20 em or maybe older provenance: former collection of rabbi pichas kahlenberg by descent
Pinchas Kahlenberg 1912/1980 minister of synagogue from Bruxelles