It always begins on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which is usually sometime in December.
Hanukkah takes place in any country that Jews live. There are Jews living in most of the countries of the world.
Hanukkah takes place in any country where there are Jewish people to celebrate it, which includes most of the countries of the world.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev
The candle lighting usually takes place in the home. In the synagogue, special prayers are added to the usual daily services.
In 2011, Hanukkah began on the evening of December 20
Hanukkah is older. Hanukkah celebrates an event that took place in 165 BCE. Christmas celebrates an event that took place in 4 BCE.
Any place that celebrates Hanukkah, or they celebrate at home.
Hanukkah celebrations take place anywhere there are Jewish people. It is most commonly celebrated in the home.
Public schools rarely acknowledge Hanukkah, but if they do, it usually takes the form of making or drawing dreidels.
Hanukkah is a festival.No other festival in another tradition necessarilycoincides with Hanukkah, since the date of Hanukkah is set by using the Hebrew calendar while the festivals of other religions are set using different calendars.
Hanukkah 2009 began in the evening of Friday the 11th of December and ended in the evening of Saturday the 19th of December.