The holidays have occurred on the same day four times since 1900, according to Hebcal, a website that tracks Jewish holidays ...

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Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, spans eight nights and is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. This year, in ...

Hanukkah usually starts in December but can be as early as late November. Shifts in the Hebrew calendar to ensure major holidays avoid the Sabbath cause Hanukkah to never fall on Nov 27. By the 3030s, ...

The holiday seems to change dates every year since it's actually based on the Hebrew calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar. The Jewish calendar is synced to the moon, so the first day of the month ...

Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth ...

When does Hanukkah start this year? And what's the correct way to light a menorah? Here are answers to some of the key ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 and as late as Dec. 27, depending on the year. Hanukkah is always on the 25th day of ...

Hanukkah always occurs on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. How often do Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah happen on the same day? The last time Christmas and the first day ...

A "Christmukkah" as rare as this one occurs due to the Hebrew calendar not aligning with the Gregorian calendar, causing the start of the Hanukkah holiday to move dates annually. The holidays have ...