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This year, the first night of Hanukkah will fall on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with ...

The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of the ...

Christmas and Hanukkah coincided in 2023, an event not seen since 2005, inspiring joint celebrations of both holidays.

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight ...

Hanukkah changes every year but 2024's Jewish festival coincides with Christmas, starting at sunset on December 25 and ...

The first day of Hanukkah, or Chanukah, each year takes place on the 25th of the month of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, which corresponds to November-December in the Gregorian calendar.

In 2024, the holiday begins Dec. 25, which is Christmas in the Gregorian calendar. Hanukkah will begin the same day as Christmas this year. The eight-day "festival of lights," observed by Jews ...

Here is what to know about 2024's Hanukkah celebration. Jewish holidays revolve around the lunisolar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar we use every day. This calendar keeps track of the ...