Hanukkah 2024
Hanukkah (pronounced HAA-NUH-KUH) is the Jewish festival of light. The dates of Hanukkah change every year, but it always falls in November or December and lasts for 8 days.
This year, it begins on the evening of Wednesday 25 December 2024 and ends on Thursday 2 January 2025.
Families and friends commemorate the occasion by lighting menorah, eating traditional foods and spending time with loved ones. To find out more about how Hannukah is celebrated by watching this short video created by BBC.
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Page last reviewed: 13 December 2024
