The Jews.
The Maccabees. They were aligned with the Torah-sages, and together they instituted the festival of Hanukkah.
In 2011, Hanukkah began on the evening of December 20
The first night of Hanukkah began at sundown on Dec. 1, 2010.
In 2013, it began on November 27.
Hanukkah began on Wednesday, November 27 in 2013, and ended on Thursday, December 5 in 2013.
Hanukkah 2009 began in the evening of Friday the 11th of December and ended in the evening of Saturday the 19th of December.
Jewish people
Chanukah began on December 21, 2008
Yes, her diary records a Hanukkah celebration, and it's also one of the oldest references to gift-giving on Hanukkah, which apparently began in Europe, in the 1930's.
Matithyahu (Mattathias) was the one who began the revolt against the Syrian-Greeks which culminated in the events of Hanukkah (2nd century BCE).
Hanukkah begins on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev ... the third month of the year that began in the Fall with Rosh Hashana. That places the beginning of Hanukkah typically somewhere between late November and mid-December. In 2010, the first day of Hanukkah coincides with December 2.
Nothing. Hanukkah is joyous occasion. There are parties and good food.
The same as everyone else's in 1943. It began December 21st 1943, after sunset.