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Looking for new ways to celebrate Hanukkah at home, in your classroom, at work, or with friends? Discover our wide range of resources, including dreidel instructions, menorah and candle blessings, kids activities, coloring pages, recipes and more. Hanukkah is a joyous celebration of victory against persecution, so embrace the fun!
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Hanukkah 2024 begins the evening of Wednesday, December 25, 2024 and ends the evening of Thursday, January 2, 2025. Hanukkah typically falls in November or December each year, but because Jewish holidays follow the lunar calendar, the date of the holiday on the Gregorian calendar changes each year.
Though Hanukkah isn’t classified as a major Jewish holiday, it is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the 8-day celebration commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after it was destroyed in 164 BCE. It also celebrates the burning of a small amount of oil that miraculously burned for eight days.
Hanukkah is typically celebrated at home. Each night the hanukkiah, or nine-branched menorah, is lit and blessings are said. A common tradition is to eat foods fried in oil to commemorate the burning of the miracle oil – think jelly donuts (sufganiyot) and potato pancakes (latkes)! It’s also popular to play the common game of dreidel, and given its close proximity to other winter holidays, it has also become a tradition for many families to exchange gifts on Hanukkah.
Either is correct! Because the word is translated into English from Hebrew, there are several ways to spell Hanukkah. The two most common spellings are Hanukkah and Chanukah, though according to the Oxford Dictionary, there are actually 24 different ways to spell it!
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