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Candles are lit for all 8 nights of Hanukkah.
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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.
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The candles are put into the Hanukkiah (Hanukkah-menorah) starting on the first evening) of Hanukkah. The candles are lit in the early evening after sunset or later.
They are lit every night for all 8 nights of Hanukkah.
Yes; and the Hanukkah candles are lit earlier than usual for that reason.
Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah)
Any candles that are big enough to burn for one-half hour or more.
Electric menorahs are considered decoration and can be lit with any number of candles at any given time; unless this is your main menorah, in which case it should be lit during Hanukkah, with the blessings, at or after sundown.