By Marin Langlieb

Here are eight reasons Hanukkah is the absolute best…

1) When Adam Sandler’s “Hanukkah Song” comes on the radio (even if it’s a little inappropriate and a lot silly)

2) The influx of delicious fried food

3) Two words: chocolate gelt

4) It’s the one time of year that spelling doesn’t really matter—Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hanukah—you pretty much can’t get it wrong

5) Let’s be real here: eight nights of presents

6) The feeling you get when you win a round at dreidel

7) Hanukkah-themed episodes of your favorite shows

8) But most of all, lighting the candles with friends and family

What’s your favorite thing about Hanukkah? Let us know below!

Reprinted with permission from girlslife.com. All images courtesy of wikimedia.org.