Hanukkah | |
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![]() Dreidels, hanukkiah, and sufganiyot | |
Official name | Hebrew:חֲנֻכָּהorחֲנוּכָּה English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem) |
Observed by | Jews |
Type | Jewish |
Significance | The Maccabees successfully revolted against Antiochus IV Epiphanes. According to the Talmud, a later text, the Temple was purified and the wicks of the menorah miraculously burned for eight days, even though there was only enough sacred oil for one day's lighting. |
Celebrations | Lighting candles each night. Singing special songs, such as Ma'oz Tzur. Reciting the Hallel prayer. Eating foods fried in oil, such as latkes and sufganiyot, and dairy foods. Playing thedreidelgame, and giving Hanukkahgelt |
Begins | 25 Kislev |
Ends | 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet |
Date | 25 Kislev, 26 Kislev, 27 Kislev, 28 Kislev, 29 Kislev, 30 Kislev, 1 Tevet, 2 Tevet, 3 Tevet |
2021 date | Sunset, 28 November – nightfall, 6 December |
2022 date | Sunset, 18 December – nightfall, 26 December |
2023 date | Sunset, 7 December – nightfall, 15 December |
2024 date | Sunset, 25 December – nightfall, 2 January |
Related to | Purim, as a rabbinically decreed holiday. |