When is Hanukkah celebrated this year? Get the dates, plus details about the holiday's history and why Jewish people celebrate it in the first place.

Every year in November or December, Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days and nights in a row. The festival begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month in the ...

Explore Hanukkah-related items from across the Smithsonian's collections to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights. Learn more about our Statue of Liberty Hanukkah menorah, made by Manfred Anson from ...

Brooklynites will head to Grand Army Plaza to light the 32-foot-tall menorah every night of Hanukkah, as has been tradition ...

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a Lehigh University president helped light a menorah to mark Hanukkah. About 100 ...

Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is the Jewish festival of lights. It lasts for eight days and, in 2024, will be celebrated from 25 December to 2 January 2025. Judaism follows a lunar calendar, so holiday ...

The light miraculously burned for eight nights ... giving and receiving gifts: Hanukkah is a happy holiday however you spell it.

Hanukkah 2023 officially starts on 7 December. That means eight nights of delicious food – and these tasty fried recipes are the perfect way to celebrate. The weather is freezing, it’s getting ...