Story of Hanukah

The story of Hanukkah is preserved in the books of the First and Second Maccabees, which describe in detail the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the lighting of the menorah. ... They are not included in the Old Testament books in most Protestant Bibles since most Protestants consider the books apocryphal.

Question: Did Yahusha celebrate Hannukkah?

We are not obliged to annually observe the feast of Dedication, but Kanukah (aka Hanukkah) is mentioned in Scripture.
If anyone teaches that Hanukkah is required to observe as anything beyond the civil commemoration it is, they are just as out-of-bounds as requiring a magic towel for prayer, or requiring a minimum of 10 men to meet together. All human traditions are not evil, and often we see linkages where there are no linkages.
Thanksgiving (in the US) is not related to Pilgrims or Sukkoth, and Hanukkah is not related to the winter solstice. 1000 years from now (if Yahusha tarries), men will no doubt be reporting the first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated with Pilgrims and native Americans, but we know it is based solely on a proclamation of Abe Lincoln calling for a national day of thanksgiving for ending the Civil War.

If the Jewish Encyclopedia makes Hanukkah to seem like a solstice party, it's not because that's what it actually is about.

People are making-up so many things here on the Internet, it's mind-boggling to say the least.

Hanukkah is not an appointment proclaimed by Yahuah, but it certainly was an important deliverance we remember outside of the redemptive feasts. If one wants to teach their children the whole of our history, it is hard to ignore the time an image of Zeus was placed inside the Temple. It was an important military achievement for Yahuah's people, but not required for us to annually perform any sort of resting from work as with the other appointments.

The overthrowing of Antiochus Epiphanes (Zeus manifest) ties-in with prophecies in the book of Danial.
Scripture mentions evil men in prophecy. Prophecies may have multiple fulfillments, and it's hard to dismiss the similarities with Antiochus Epiphanes and Constantine. Antiochus "Epiphanes" was a name that literally referred to Zeus "manifest," and this ruler placed an image of Zeus in the Temple just as was prophesied by Gabrial (to Danial). Constantine fancied himself to be Apollo, as we see depicted on coins he minted. Google the Constantine Creed, and compare it with the actions of Antiochus Epiphanes.
All the solar deities were vicariously Nimrod, only in babbled names.
Santa is Nimrod, aka Molok, which is why we see this character mulling around in the sky mythology at the time of the ancient winter solstice, the birthday of the Sun. We have been eating wormwood, the changing of the Living Words of Yahuah. Until we repent, He will not let us call on His Name. Even the false name men call on (Jesus) is wormwood. It is less than 500 years old, and before that came directly from the Latin Vulgate's form, IESV. Wormwood is being exposed for the restoration of all things to take place.
We don't establish festivals for every prophetic fulfillment, but we do observe the redemptive ones that concern the message (besorah) to all mankind.

Hanukkah, meaning dedication, is an opportunity for each of our families to remember, yet again, another deliverance from those who are stronger.  It involves the Greek "horn" or power.
Babel, Persia, Greece, and Rome are four major prophetic entities/horns described in Daniel’s writings.  If we ignore Hanukkah, we neglect the details of one of the most significant periods in Yisharal’s history.  The book of Maccabees records this tragic period in great detail.
  The Torah, and those who observed it, was the primary target of the enemy at that time, and during the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Mithridates) the nation of Yisharal was under compulsion to adopt all facets of the Greek culture.  “Hellenization” was to replace the Torah-observant culture, and the same level of ferocity and hatred seen in Nazism was exerted on the nation of Yisharal, because the same “spirit” (the dragon) was in the ruler, Mithridates/Antiochus IV.
  People were hewn-down en-mass, and entire families were slowly tortured to death.  The Torah was out-lawed, along with all outward observances such as circumcision and the eating of clean foods.  During this period, prior to the death of Mithridates/Antiochus IV in 164 BCE, the Yahudim were forced to wear the hat of Hermes, the Greek deity of wisdom.  This is promoted by modern sophistry today, as graduates are obliged to put on this same hat.  The tradition of the “kipa” or skullcap worn by those who attend synagogue is directly traced to this Greek hat, also worn by Jesuits and the popes.  It is the “hat of a scholar”, honoring the Greek deity of wisdom, Hermes.
       
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE HERMENEUTIC ACTION HERE?
Hermes – deity of the word, or wisdom, is the equivalent to the Egyptian deity Thoth.  Thought to be the son of Zeus and Maia
(A common Earth Mother term), the name is contained in the term “hermeneutics,” which is the scholarly word for the principles of interpretation and explanation, which is kind of what is going on right now . . . . .  kipa (or kippah) is a Hebrew word meaning dome.
We could be neglectful if we fail to teach our children of this great deliverance, so that is why our families should remember it each year.