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
December 11th-18th 2009
Chanukah began on December 21, 2008
The first day of Chanukah is always the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year, that datecorresponds to Saturday, December 12, 2009. So the first Chanukah candle will be lit and observanceof the holiday will begin immediately before the Sabbath is welcomed, shortly before sunset onFriday, December 11th.
I think you mean Chanukah same'ach (חנוכה שמח) which means "happy chanukah."But if you want Chanukah Simchah, which means "Happiness Chanukah", it is חנוכה שימחה
Sunday December 21,2008 Sunday December 21,2008
No decorations are required during Chanukah.
Jewish people celebrate Chanukah in their homes.
Chanukah is a holiday. It doesn't eat.
The Chanukah Song was created in 1995.
The days of Chanukah do not have special names.
"Chanukah Oh Chanukah" is a traditional folk song believed to be based on the melodies and lyrics of 3 different composers: Kopyt, Achron, and Stutschewsky.
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