The 25th of kislev, 165 BCE.
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
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.
The 8-day festival of Hanukkah is celebrated in the homes of Jewish people. Sometimes synagogues and Jewish schools also have Hanukkah parties.
There is no such thing as "Hanukkah Day". Hanukkah lasts 8 nights and 8 days, and it is celebrated in the home; plus special prayers are added to the daily synagogue services, and some synagogues and Jewish schools have parties.
the 25th of Kislev.
Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days, starting on the Hebrew date of 25 Kislev. The sixth day of Hanukkah always occurs on a new moon. None of the days of Hanukkah occur on a full moon.
by Jewish people (the same as today).
Sundown on the night entering the first day is when Hanukkah begins, and the first candle is lit (plus the helper-candle).
Hanukkah is celebrated in the home, by Jews around the world.
Hanukkah is celebrated in the home.
Hanukkah (channukkah) is the name of the festival.
Hanukkah is celebrated every year. It was celebrated for the first time one year after the rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees and the miracle of the oil, around 164 BCE (Talmud, Shabbat 21b).