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The first night of Hanukkah began at sundown on Dec. 1, 2010.
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.
The first night of Hanukkah in 2016 will begin in the evening of December 24, 2016. Because December 24 will be a Shabbat, the first Hanukkah candle is lit after twilight. On weekday nights, the nightly candles may be lit earlier.See also:More about Hanukkah
Nothing. Hanukkah is associated with the number 8.Answer:Three is the number of blessings said on the first night of Hanukkah.
The shehekheyanu.
Sundown on the night entering the first day is when Hanukkah begins, and the first candle is lit (plus the helper-candle).
You light 2 on the first night. Then each night, you add another candle, ending with 9 on the eighth night.
The first night is on december 7, 2012. Incorrect the first night is the 8th of Dec at sunset, or just after Shabbat!
Yes, two candles are lit on the first night of Hanukkah, and each night one more is added till there are 9 candles that are lit on Hanukkah. One is the helper candle ("shamash") used to light the other 8, which symbolize the 8 days of Hanukkah.
The first night was December 1st, 2010. The first Day was December 2.
The menorah is the standard term for the 9-branched candle holder used on Hanukkah. Others call it a Chanukiah or Hanukkiyyah. Each night of Hanukkah, candles are lit to commemorate the miracle of Hanukkah. On the first night, one candle is lit (plus the helper candle used to light the others), ending with 8 candles on the 8th night.
Three on the first night, and 2 each of the subsequent nights.