mendyonline, who says that allows you to endanger your health by destroying your body? The Taz says that Chanukah no sudah is required but lehodas ulehalel, thanking and praising, as they were endangered spiritually and not physically whereas on Purim they were saved from getting killed. We eat those foods for the oil by emphasizing the importance of oil. Also, cheese blintzes is eaten as their salvation came through cheese. The salty cheese caused the Greek general to get thirsty, drink wine thereby getting drunk and falling asleep, allowing Yehudis to behead him.
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