It doesn't have a fixed day of the week. Rather, it has a fixed day of the month: it starts on the 25th of Kislev.
Hanukkah was (and still is) an 8 day holiday. So in 1967, it spanned all the days of the week plus an extra day.
Hanukkah can start on any day of the week except Tuesday.
Sunday, December 22, 2008
The last day has a special name (Zos Hanukkah), but otherwise is no different than any other day of Hanukkah.
there are eight. the evening entering into the eighth day is the last celebrated night of hanukkah, while the evening at the end of the eighth day is not part of hanukkah.
Yes.
Each day of Hanukkah, an additional candle is lit on the menorah.
There is no such thing as "Hanukkah day". Hanukkah lasts eight days and eight nights. Traditional foods include jelly donuts and potato pancakes.
No. The Day of Atonement, which is Yom Kippur, is about two and a half months before the beginning of Hanukkah.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah was first celebrated in 164 BCE, starting on the 25th of Kislev of that year.See dates of Hanukkah for the next couple of decades on this linked page.See also:More about Hanukkah
The 8-day festival of Hanukkah is celebrated in the homes of Jewish people. Sometimes synagogues and Jewish schools also have Hanukkah parties.