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When is Hanukkah This Year?

When is Hanukkah This Year?

By Leslie Blumenstein

As you prepare your Chanukah greetings this year you might be getting asked, "When is Hanukkah This Year?" While the secular (also referred to as Gregorian) calendar is based on the earth's rotation around the sun, the Hebrew calendar calculates months according to the moon and years according to the sun. Therefore, Hanukkah is does not fall on the same day every year. Hanukkah begins at sundown and is an eight-day holiday both in Israel and outside of Israel. Hanukkah Dates Hanukkah begins at sundown on: Friday December 11 in 2009 Wednesday December 1 in 2010 Tuesday December 20 in 2011 Saturday December 8 in 2012 Wednesday November 27 in 2013 Tuesday December 16 in 2014 Sunday December 6 in 2015 Jewish Calendar Facts The 12 months of the ...

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Hanukkah Fun Facts

  • Hanukkah can be spelled in many different ways, including Chanukah, Chanukkah, and Hanukkah.
  • The meaning of the word "Hanukkah" in Hebrew is "Dedication".
  • Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. Because the Hebrew calendar is lunar rather than solar, the dates vary from the Western calendar. It is celebrated sometime in November-December on the Gregorian calendar.
  • Until the late 1800's Hanukkah was a minor holiday. Thereafter, it became one of the most celebrated Jewish holidays.
  • There are nine candles on the Hanukkah menorah.
  • The Hanukkah menorah is also called a Hanukkiah or Chanukiah.
  • There is a special candle on the menorah called "Shamash". It is a helper candle that is lit first and used to light the remaining candles every night of Hanukkah.
  • All together 44 candles are needed to observe the 8 nights of Hanukkah.
  • Traditionally, fried food and dairy food are eaten during Hanukkah.
  • Two popular foods for Hanukkah are Soofganiot (doughnuts) and latkas (potato pancakes).

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