There were many similar holidays observed durng the times of the second beis hamikdash, and all of the others were abolished. The question is asked, what was special about chanukah that it remained, and was not abolished when the beis hamikdash was destroyed. The asnwer given is that Chanukah was abolished as well, but the jews as a group decided to continue observing it. Chanukah is not observed because it was decreed by the “zealous rabbis”, but rather it is observed despite the fact that it was abolished with the destruction of the beis hamikdash.
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