Passover(8 letters) is an 8 day festival that begins at sunset tonight. It commerates the ancient Hebrew exodus from Egypt which was led by Moses. Hanukkah(8) or Chanukah(8) is also an 8 day festival that is spelled two different ways each having 8 letters. Jews have been practicing sacred gematria(8,74) for thousands of years - since they first began to write. Happy Passover(8)!