Eight days, from the evening on December 24 to the late afternoon on January 1. 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.
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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
Hanukkah lasts for 8 nights, and every few years, it overlaps with Christmas, including 2011. It won't overlap with Christmas again until 2016.
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It is called a Hanukiah or a Hanukkah menorah.
Hanukkah is the name of Hanukkah. In Hebrew it is spelled חֲנֻכָּה
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.
Hanukkah is a holiday, not a person.
There is no Jewish tradition of eating tamales on Hanukkah.
Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah. (They are not called "Hanukkah people")
Hanukkah is the real name for Hanukkah. It can also be spelled Chanukah or ×—× ×•×›×”
No specific colors are mentioned for Hanukkah in Jewish law.See also:More about Hanukkah
Hanukkah is a Jewish celebration with no connection to Buddhism.