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.

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival of lights that marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. It's celebrated with candle lighting, special prayers and fried food. Here's what to know ...

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 ...

Greenberg then spoke of the origin of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights: More than 2,000 years ago, the Maccabees, Jewish rebels, freed their homeland from the Syrians and restored the Temple ...

Hanukkah, also spelt Chanukah, means Festival of Lights. It is an annual week-long celebration and one of the biggest festivals of the year for Jewish people. The festival marks the date about two ...

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Diwali is celebrated as the festival of lights, during which homes are decorated with candles. Diwali projects the rich and glorious past and teaches its observers to uphold the true values of life.