[Avodah] source for the minhag hakafos on Shmini Atzeres night?

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From: Ken Bloom <>
, Marty Bluke wrote:
> Subject: What is the source for the minhag of Chasidim to have
> hakafos on Shmini Atzeres night? 
>
> The one source that I found is in the siddur of the Baal Hatanya
> where he quotes it as a minhag vasikin. Anyone know of any other
> sources/reasons?

See Ben Ish Chai Parshat Vetzot HaBeracha for the first year, section 
17. He states this practice as the halacha without giving any earlier 
source or reason.
>>

I looked in Likutei Maharich and Nitei Gavriel - who says that there is no 
source in the Rishonim and Minhagei hakadmonim for this.
NG also quotes the Chida being strngly against these hakafos

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