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Photos: Las Vegas menorah lighting

Crowds gathered during the lighting of the menorah on Fremont and Fourth streets in downtown Las Vegas on Wednesday.

This year the start of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, and Thanksgiving overlap. The festival usually occurs in December but sometimes falls in late November.

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