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Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The Hebrew calendar does not line up with the western calendar because it has a completely different leap year system that can shift holidays each year by to 11-28 days.

Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years. The candle lightings begin on the evening BEFORE the first date:

2011: December 20-28

2012: December 8-16

2013: November 27-December 5

2014: December 16-24

2015: December 6-14

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Although Hanukkah has ended (it ended on December 29), the next days of Hanukkah are December 11-December 19 2009.

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Channukah started December 1st at sundown.

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For 2011, Hanukkah begins at sunset on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. You should light your first candle this night.

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What day was Hanukkah 2010?

The first night of Hanukkah began at sundown on Dec. 1, 2010.


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When is the first night of Hanukkah in 2016?

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What happens at sundown on the first day on Hanukkah?

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This year (2011) the first candle was lit on Dec. 20. The eighth and last night of Hanukkah candlelighting will be on Dec. 27.


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What was the first day of Hanukkah in 2004?

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When did Hanukkah start in December 2010?

Hanukkah begins at sunset on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. You should light your first candle this night.


When is Hanukkah 2012?

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