Chanukah / חנוכה

Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.

Chanukah begins at sundown on Sun, 22 December 2019.

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• Chanukah (Day 1)
• Chanukah (Day 2)
• Chanukah (Day 3)
• Chanukah (Day 4)
• Chanukah (Day 5)
• Chanukah (Day 6)
• Chanukah (Day 7)
• Chanukah (Day 8)
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List of Dates

Chanukah begins on:

• Sun, 22 December 2019 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5780)
• Thu, 10 December 2020 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5781)
• Sun, 28 November 2021 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5782)
• Sun, 18 December 2022 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5783)
• Thu, 07 December 2023 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5784)
• Wed, 25 December 2024 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5785)
• Sun, 14 December 2025 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5786)