Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

This event happens because Hanukkah follows the Hebrew lunar calendar, while Christmas is fixed on the Gregorian calendar. In 2024, Hanukkah begins at sunset on December 25 and runs through ...

Yr-Old Cryptic Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal a Very Advanced 364-Day Solar Calendar Used by Ancient Priests A groundbreaking ...

In 2024, Christmas and Hanukkah will fall on the same day - December 25 - for the first time since 2005. Christmas, which is celebrated on December 25, and Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights ...

Hanukkah - Chanukah in Hebrew - is celebrated for eight days in November or December every year, with dates changing as a ...

At the start of a new year, we become increasingly aware of the marking of time into significant chunks and milestones. Yet, ...

Hanukkah means "dedication" in Hebrew. It's usually in December, but the dates change every year since Judaism follows a lunar calendar. The national menorah lit in Washington, DC, is 30 feet tall ...

“The Hebrew calendar is a lunar calendar and it’s that way because Jewish holidays, most of them at least, are tied to seasons and have to occur in the season they’re meant to occur,” he ...

According to Chabad, months under the Hebrew calendar follow a lunar cycle, lasting about 354 days. To keep from falling behind the approximately 365-day solar calendar, there's a 13th month on ...

December 25th. Hanukkah, on the other hand, begins on the 25th day of Kislev, a month on the Jewish lunar calendar. That corresponds to late November or sometime in December, making these two ...

While Hanukkah's dates fluctuate every year because it follows the lunar Jewish calendar, this particular timing is unusual, as it’s only the fifth time since 1900 that Hanukkah has begun on ...

Hanukkah starting on Christmas this year was the result of two calendars intersecting. Hanukkah is based on the Jewish lunar calendar, while Christmas relies on the solar calendar.