[Avodah] Why is Chanuka not mentioned in the Mishna?

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Marty Bluke wrote:
: Except for 1 oiffhand reference at the end of the 6th Perek of Baba Kama
: there is no mention of Chanuka in the Mishna. It seems really strange that
: none of the halachos of Chanuka are mentioned in Mishnayos. Any sources as
: to why it was left out?»

No sources.
Hypothesis instead:

Hanukkah with the fall of the state and the destruction of the mizbei'ach
"went out of business" and was later revived

I call this the Hanukkah I
Hanukkah II hypothesis

BEH I will flesh this out [again] soon and if you check Avodah archives
it should be there somewhere

Brief Intro:
1 What is the miracle according to al Hannissim?
2 What is the miracle according to TB Shabbos?

[Note There is more to this..]
But the answer to 1 maps out to Hanukkah I
And
The answer to 2 maps out to Hanukkah II

FWIW this Hanukkah is the 4th in history
    1 Moshe and Mishkan
    2 Shlomoh and BhM
    3 Ezra-Nehemiah and 2nd BhM
    4 The Hashmona'im

Ponder this:
Numbers 1 2 and 4 are all in the liturgical calendar and #3 is absent

Good Chanukkah
Good Shabbos
RRW
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