Many have the custom to give children “Ḥanukka gelt” (Yiddish for “Ḥanukka money”). It is believed that this custom began in Poland in the seventeenth century, initially so that the children could then give coins to their teachers as a gift of gratitude. Later on, money was also given to the children to keep (this may be the source of the custom to give children Ḥanukka gifts). Ḥanukka gelt is also connected to the festival, as the Hasmoneans minted national coins to celebrate the victory of the Maccabees over the ancient Greeks. In the twentieth century, chocolate Ḥanukka gelt coins became a popular gift on Ḥanukka, with many families using them for playing dreidel.