1 Maccabees 7:47-49

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁴⁷ And they took the spoils of them for a booty, and they cut off Nicanor's head, and his right hand, which he had proudly stretched out, and they brought it, and hung it up over against Jerusalem.

⁴⁸ And the people rejoiced exceedingly, and they spent that day with great joy.

⁴⁹ And he ordained that this day should be kept every year, being the thirteenth of the month of Adar.