Each day of Hanukkah, an additional candle is lit on the menorah.
Each night of the 8 nights of Hanukkah, the candles are lit. 2 candles are lit on the first night, and then each night an additinal candle is lit until all 9 candles are lit on the 8th night.
They are lit every night for all 8 nights of Hanukkah.
For the eight days of Hanukkah. More than that is neither necessary nor customary.For more about Hanukkah:http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-holidays/hanukkah
A Menorah is a candelabrum with nine branches that is lit during the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah. It is lit during the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah.
Sundown on the night entering the first day is when Hanukkah begins, and the first candle is lit (plus the helper-candle).
there are 8 lit
The first candle was lit on the side closest to the right of the menorah.
Candles are lit for all 8 nights of Hanukkah.
Hanukkah in 2008 starts December 21st at night when the first candle is lit. The first day is December 22 and it runs through December 29th.
=On the last night of Hanukkah their are 8 candles burning.==However, you have to add one extra candle called the "shamash" which is a candle higher than all and you use the "shamash" to light every candle from left to right. they are lit to commemorate the Hanukkah miracles.=
On the first night of Hanukkah, which happens to be tonight December 21, 2008 (also Winter Solstice) the highest candle, the Shamus candle, is lit first and then used to light one candle in the farthest right position of the menorah. On the second night the Shamus is lit again and two candles are lit and so on for a total of eight nights, each successive night adding one more candle.
The number of candles lit during Hanukkah depends on the day of the festival. On the first night, one candle is lit, and an additional candle is added for each subsequent night. By the eighth night, a total of eight candles are lit, along with the shamash (the helper candle). To determine the specific number for today, please check the current date in relation to the Hanukkah calendar.