Pronounced: KHAH-nuh-kah, also ha-new-KAH, an eight-day festival commemorating the Maccabees’ victory over the Greeks and subsequent rededication of the temple. Falls in the Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually corresponds with December.
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The Most Important Hanukkah Traditions
You can celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights by lighting the menorah, eating fried foods, and spinning dreidels.
Hanukkah 2016
Get ready to light the menorah on Dec. 24.
Hanukkah 2017
Light the menorah through Dec. 19, 2017!