03x17 - Festival of Lights

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♪ Elena, Elena ♪

♪ Of Avalor ♪

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*ELENA OF AVALOR* Season 03 Episode 17 Episode Title: "Festival of Lights."

Before I present my latest invention, does anyone want to guess what it is?

A moving staircase?

A flying carriage?

A sandwich maker? Please.

No, but all great ideas for my next invention.

Feast your eyes on...

The Royal Seal-o-matic!

Oooh! Oh!

Seal-o-what-now?

No longer will you have to struggle and sweat every time you stamp a seal on a royal proclamation.

It's really not that hard.

Not now it isn't!

Allow me to demonstrate.

You just turn the crank, insert the proclamations, and let it do the stamping for you.

And, ta-da!

Huh? - Huh? Huh?

Huh?!

It worked yesterday.

Oh, no!

It's okay, Elena.

I'm sure I can fix it.

No, I meant, oh, no, that ship is in trouble!

Guards. Have Captain Turner launch a rescue boat.

At the rate it's sinking, the rescue boat may not get there in time.

Hmm.

Isa, come with me.

Oh! Let me help!

Nuh-uh, Bubbe.

I can't have you getting wet and catching a cold.

Too late. Now hand me a bucket.

A boat's on the way!

Just hold on!

We'll do our best!

Ay!

The water's coming faster!

We have to get to shore!

You're right. Let's see what we've got here.

Besides a sinking ship, of course.

Get me the spare cargo hook. Quick!

Phew!

Very impressive, dear, but what is it?

Well, it's either a catapult or a big pile of junk.

And we're about to find out which.

Unh!

It's a catapult.

Everyone, grab hold and help me pull.

We're barely moving.

Grab something and row.

Keep pulling!

We're not going to make it!

We have to swim for it!

Ari. Bubbe can't swim.

Then what do we do?

We're so close.

We just need a... bridge. Bridge?

Help me push.

Watch out!

Okay. Follow me and don't let go.

Almost there. Hold on tight!

We made it!

Just barely.

Barely is good enough.

Let's get you inside.

We can't thank you enough for your help.

It was such a mitzvah. A what?

In our kingdom, a mitzvah means a good deed.

What kingdom is that?

I'm sorry.

It's like my manners went down with the ship.

I'm Princess Rebeca of Galonia, and this is my brother Prince Ari.

And this is Bubbe.

Which is what we call our grandmother.

Welcome to Avalor.

I'm Princess Elena, this is my sister Princess Isabel, and my abuelos Luisa and Francisco.

What brings you to Avalor?

A shipwreck, apparently.

We hit a storm last night when we were bringing our grandmother back to Galonia for Hanukkah.

Hanukkah? It's Bubbe's favorite holiday.

It celebrates a time when our people defended their right to follow our most cherished traditions.

One of those traditions was to keep a special lamp always lit.

But on that very first Hanukkah, there was only enough oil to last for one night.

But it lasted for eight nights.

It was a miracle!

Oh, no. I just realized.

My Hanukkiah was in one of the crates that fell overboard in the storm.

What?! No!

Hanukkiahs hold the candles we light for Hanukkah.

Our bubbe's was passed down for generations in our family.

We were going to use it tonight in Galonia.

I had everything all planned and ready for when we arrived.

It was going to be a perfect Hanukkah.

But now...

Princess Rebeca, it would be our pleasure to help you celebrate Hanukkah here in our castle.

Really? Another mitzvah!

Thank you.

There's just one problem.

Um, I don't know how to celebrate Hanukkah.

We can tell you all about it!

Right after we find a place for my grandmother to take a nap.

I was just resting my eyes.

We'll take care of everything, Bubbe.

Don't you worry.

Okay, we have a Hanukkah party to throw.

So, Princess Rebeca, where do we start?

Well, Hanukkah is my bubbe's favorite holiday, so we need to get the details just right.

♪ On Hanukkah night ♪

♪ We cook up plenty to eat ♪

♪ Bimuelos and latkes ♪

♪ Make such a good treat ♪ Just give me your Hanukkah recipes, and I'll do my best.

♪ Then after the meal ♪

♪ We eat Hanukkah gelt ♪

♪ They're coins made of chocolate ♪

♪ Just don't let them melt ♪ I know where we can get the best chocolate.

♪ Hanukkah means oh so much to my family ♪

♪ We honor our history by kindling the lights ♪

♪ Remember the times we prevailed over darkness ♪

♪ Sharing our blessings for eight special nights ♪

♪ I must make sure things are perfect this evening ♪

♪ My family, my bubbe are counting on me ♪

♪ To celebrate all of our family traditions ♪

♪ To bring us together as close as can be ♪

♪ I'm hoping to fill them with joy and delight ♪

♪ On Hanukkah night ♪

♪ This Hanukkah night ♪

♪ We play "Spin the Dreidel" ♪

♪ Our most favorite game ♪

♪ Once you try it ♪

♪ You will feel the same ♪ We can make a dreidel. Great idea!

♪ Then we gather at sunset ♪

♪ For the best part ♪

♪ When we light the candles ♪

♪ With all of our heart ♪

♪ Then the party can start ♪

♪ Hanukkah means oh so much to my family ♪

♪ We honor our history by kindling the lights ♪

♪ Remember the times we prevailed over darkness ♪

♪ Sharing our blessings for eight special nights ♪

♪ I must make sure things are perfect this evening ♪

♪ My family, my bubbe are counting on me ♪

♪ To celebrate all of our family traditions ♪

♪ To bring us together as close as can be ♪

♪ I'm hoping to fill them with joy and delight ♪

♪ On Hanukkah night ♪

♪ This Hanukkah night ♪

♪ When we light the candles ♪

♪ On Hanukkah night ♪

All right, you ready to go get some chocolate?

Fun fact about me:

I'm never not ready for chocolate.

Girls, girls!

I need your help in the kitchen.

We followed your family recipes, but I need to make sure we got it right.

Oh, I'm sure... - Abuela!

Mm.

It's okay. My grandmother does the same thing.

These latkes are perfect!

And the bimuelos?

Mmm! Just like back in Galonia.

Oh, I want to try...

Mmm. They taste kind of like our buñuelos.

And sound kind of like them, too.

Yes, but it's the sauce I'm most worried about.

You said it should be honey orange, but we don't have oranges, so I used anoki berries.

Here you go.

Oh. It's... good.

You can't fool me.

I have spent a lifetime cooking for mi familia, and I know when they love something and when they don't.

No, it's delicious.

It's just... What?

It's not quite as sweet as the sauce my bubbe is used to.

I knew it.

Is there something you can add?

Sugar? More honey?

Remember, this is for Bubbe!

Hmm. We may not have any oranges, but guavas should add the extra sweetness we need.

Will that be enough?

Huh. We have to make do with what we have.

My grandmother says the same thing all the time.

Great. While you get cooking, we'll get chocolating.

So are we taking a coach?

Not exactly.

Hola, Princesa!

Whoa! We don't have these in Galonia.

Well, no kingdom is perfect.

So all you have to do is climb...

Woo-hoo!

Yeah, like that.

Now give the dreidel a good spin.

Okay, now what?

You wait to see what it lands on.

This means you get half of what's in the pot!

Yes!

It's okay, Ari.

I'm sure you'll win the next time.

No, I was just thinking about Bubbe's Hanukkiah.

She's had it since way before I was born.

And now it's gone.

Maybe we can make her a new one, like we made the dreidels.

Yeah!

At school, we used to make homemade Hanukkiahs with these.

They're the perfect size to hold a candle.

Great!

Okay, I'll need eight more of these.

Is this enough?

It's plenty.

Great.

Actually, you mind if we have a nosh first?

Oh, I don't think we have any... whatever that is.

In my kingdom, "nosh" means "snack."

Oh! We have plenty of those.

Mmm! Mmm!

Princess Elena!

Several crates with the Galonia crest have washed up at the port.

Your grandmother's Hanukkiah might be in one of them.

If we could find it, I really could give her the perfect Hanukkah!

We'll take the jaquins.

Please take the chocolate back to the palace.

Oh, but hang on.

Oh. Emergency nosh. Just in case.

Can you help us open them?

Nah, I got it.

Huh. I should start wearing my tiara more often.

Whoa!

Your grandmother sure packed a lot of coats.

She thinks my parents keep the palace too cold.

This is the last one.

Look!

We found it!

I can't wait to show...

It's broken.

No, no, no, no, no!

All the pieces are here.

Maybe we can glue it back together.

Right, I can totally do that.

I hope.

Isabel's workshop has everything we need.

Good, because it's getting late, and we don't have much time to fix it.

Fix what?

Uh, fix you something to eat.

Are you hungry?

Am I hungry?

You can't fool me.

Something's wrong.

Come on, come on. Tell your bubbe.

You know me too well.

The truth is...

The truth is we have great news.

We found your Hanukkiah.

It's a miracle.

Um, it is, but it's pretty dirty.

Uhh... And we barely have any time to clean it up for the candle lighting so...

Spending this Hanukkah with my family, my new friends, and my Hanukkiah makes me the luckiest bubbe in the world.

Uh-huh. Super lucky. See you in a few.

I need some glue, a steady table, and a clamp!

It's okay.

I can fix it.

Here you go.

Glue.

Glue.

Piece.

Piece.

This is some workshop you've got here.

Thanks.

My sister is quite the inventor.

You two made all these dreidels?

Don't they look just like the ones back home?

These wooden ones do!

Oh, you also made a Hanukkiah?

Yeah, but I guess now we don't need it because you found Bubbe's.

Hey, anyone need an emergency nosh?

Yeah!

Wait a second.

You guys had chocolate this whole time?

Uh! I only get one?

For now. We need to make the rest into Hanukkah gelt.

Isa, you don't happen to have any gold foil around, do you?

Of course.

What kind of scientist doesn't have gold foil?

We need to cut the chocolate into coin-shaped circles and wrap them all in gold foil.

That's gonna take forever.

Hmm. Not if we use my Seal-o-matic!

It's been punching the stamp too hard for royal proclamations, but it might be just right for this.

Whoa.

This is now official Avaloran Hannukkah gelt.

By royal decree.

And this is an official Galonian Hanukkiah.

It looks perfect!

I hope so.

Your Majesty, I have the rest of the chocolate.

Just in time.

Oh! It's almost sundown.

What? We still have to get everything set up.

Thanks!

We'll take these, you bring the rest up later.

Is that it? Is everything ready?

Hmm. It's just not exactly how we arrange things at home, but I'll sort it out.

Mm... yep!

Hmm. Like that.

Ew!

That's good.

Okay.

Mm-hmm!

Oh! Okay.

Does it have to be a certain way for your holiday?

No, this is just the way my family always does it.

And I want this Hanukkah to be just like Bubbe remembers.

There.

That's it. Great.

I'll go get everyone.

Right after I test the dreidels to see which ones spin most like the dreidels back home.

Oh, okay, if you really need to.

No, not that one.

And that one tilts too much.

Close but not quite right.

No. Oh, that's pretty good.

Uhh... Rebeca!

I think they all spin really well.

Oh! This is the one!

It's perfect!

Uh-oh!

The Hanukkiah!

No!

I can put it back together. Just give me a minute.

Rebeca, not even you can fix that.

How am I going to tell Bubbe?

She'll understand.

How? She's had this Hanukkiah forever.

It's our family's most treasured heirloom.

I better go find her.

Oh, I did it again.

Whoo, Gimel!

You won again, Francisco.

Beginner's luck.

Sorry to interrupt.

I have some bad news.

We were setting up for the Hanukkah party, and, well, there's been an accident.

Was anyone hurt?

No, nothing like that.

But a few things were damaged.

More than a few things.

The guava bimuelos they made us were all smushed.

Oh, that's all right.

Luisa brought the first batch up for a snack, and it turns out, I like bimuelos even better when the sauce isn't so sweet.

Who knew?

Oh. Well, that's good, but the best dreidel Ari and Isabel made broke.

But we've still got this one.

It looks a bit different than the ones back home, but it spins for ages. Look at it go!

Bubbe, there's one more thing.

Ari!

I'll see if he's okay.

Bubbe, I'm really sorry.

I, uh... I need a moment to myself.

All I wanted was to give my bubbe the best Hanukkah ever.

Instead, I gave her the worst.

She knows you tried.

And she's not mad at you.

But I'm mad at myself.

I guess we'll have to cancel the party.

You can't cancel Hanukkah!

Look what the children made me.

Isn't it lovely?

But, Bubbe, it's nothing like your old one.

Nothing ever will be. But that one's gone.

So I need a new one, and this one's perfect.

That's what Hanukkah is all about, dear.

Our people carrying on even when faced with the toughest challenges.

Making do with what we have.

Not just that.

Making the most of what we have.

For example, this Hanukkiah will always remind me of our new friends in Avalor, and how my wonderful grandchildren worked so hard to make this a special holiday.

And succeeded.

Oh, look, the sun is setting.

It's time to light the candles.

Gather around, everyone.

This year, we celebrate the Festival of Lights in a new land with new friends.

And so much to be thankful for.