▷ What Are The Dates Of Hanukkah This Year?

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday which this year is celebrated from the evening of December 10th to the evening of December 18th. Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Seleucid Empire and the rededication of the Second Temple, located in Jerusalem.

The Meaning of Hanukkah

Hanukkah is about remembering a victory over oppression more than two thousand years ago. It also commemorates the miracle in the Temple, when a small drop of oil, enough for only one day, miraculously lasted for eight days.

How is Hanukkah Celebrated?

Every night for eight nights, Hanukkah is celebrated with special traditions or rituals:

Candles are lit on the menorah to recall the miracle of the small drop of oil lasting for eight days.
Presents are exchanged
Traditional foods such as latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (doughnuts) are eaten.
Dreidels (spinning tops) are played with.

Hanukkah this Year

This year, Hanukkah begins on the evening of Thursday, December 10th and ends on the evening of Friday, December 18th. Hanukkah is celebrated for 8 nights, starting on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, and lasting until the 2nd of Tevet.

No matter when it’s celebrated, Hanukkah is a time to gather with family and friends, light the menorah, sing special songs, and eat delicious traditional foods. The gift-giving and game-playing also add a special joy to the holiday. Celebrating Hanukkah can help bring the community together and remind them of the miracle of lights that helped the ancient Maccabees to regain religious freedom.

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