At the conclusion of the first festival day of Succos they descended to the Women’s Court, where they made a great improvement.  There were golden candelabra there with four golden bowls atop them, four ladders for each [candelabrum], and four youths from [among] the young priests holding pitchers of oil containing one hundred and twenty log, which they poured into each bowl.

From the worn-out trousers of the Kohanim and their belts they made wicks and they would kindle them.  There was not a courtyard in Jerusalem that was not illuminated by the light of the Beis HaSho’evah.