So why are there eight days/nights of Chanukah? Again, this was due to the fact that after Judas Maccabee drove the Greeks out of Jerusalem, when they got to the temple to restore it they found only one cruse of oil, which is only enough for one day of burning and it takes 8 days for the ritual of blessing new oil. They lit one lamp, and it stayed lit for the entire eight days - hence, the miracle of the lights - which Jesus was celebrating - also known as the Feast of the Dedication (of the Temple) per the Gospel of John (John 10:22).The eighth night is a night of transcendence. Following the seventh night, while is symbolic of perfection and wholeness, the eighth night transcends beyond, and even the number 8 is a symbol of going beyond the linear and beyond the physical and to remind us to continue our focus upon God (Kaplan-Lester, 2021).
References
Kaplan-Lester, C. (Eight meditations for the eight nights of Chanukah. Chabad.org. https://www.chabad.org/theJewishWoman/article_cdo/aid/1348517/jewish/Eight-Meditations-for-the-Eight-Nights-of-Chanukah.htm
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