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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
What else can I help you with?
What day was Hanukkah celebrated?
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
What happens at sundown on the first day on Hanukkah?
Sundown on the night entering the first day is when Hanukkah begins, and the first candle is lit (plus the helper-candle).
In the next 9 years will Christmas and Hanukkah fall on the same day?
Hanukkah is an 8 day festival, so it can never fall entirely on the same day as Christmas. But if you are asking for dates when it overlaps with Christmas, the starting dates for Hanukkah in the next few years will be:December 21, 2011December 9, 2012November 28, 2013December 17, 2014December 7, 2015December 25, 2016December 13, 2017December 3, 2018December 23, 2019The holiday actually begins on the evening BEFORE the dates listed.
What day was Hanukkah 2010?
The first night of Hanukkah began at sundown on Dec. 1, 2010.
Is Hanukkah in the Fall?
Hanukkah begins on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev ... the third month of the year that began in the Fall with Rosh Hashana. That places the beginning of Hanukkah typically somewhere between late November and mid-December. In 2010, the first day of Hanukkah coincides with December 2.
How often Hanukkah and Thanksgiving happen on the same day?
They never happen at the same time. The latest Diwal can start is mid November. The absolute earliest date Hanukkah can start is the last few days of november, but 90% of the time, it starts in December. A calendar of Diwali dates shows that it won't even be close to Hanukkah (with two weeks of each other) for at least the next 50 years.
What year did Hanukkah and Christmas coincide?
Hanukkah is an 8 day holiday. If you are talking about the first night of Hanukkah, then it has happened only four times in the last 100 years: in 1918, 1921, 1959 and 2005. If you are talking about years that Hanukkah overlapped with Christmas, there are more than 50 in the last 100 years. It overlapped in 2011. The next time will be 2016.
What was the first day of Hanukkah in 2004?
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.
First day of Hanukkah in 2010?
The first night was December 1st, 2010. The first Day was December 2.
What was the first day of Hanukkah in 1996?
December 6, 1996
Is it ok to use pomegranates at Hanukkah?
You can eat pomegranates any day of the year, including the 8 days of Hanukkah. Traditionally they are used on Rosh Hashana - the new year.
What are the dates for 2008 Hanukkah?
"Sunset, December 21 to sunset, December 29 The first Day of Hanukkah was December 22."
