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When does Hanukkah begin on the Jewish calendar?
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Hanukkah
Lighting the menorah in celebration of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Hanukkah begins at sundown on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev. Because the Jewish calendar is lunisolar, this date typically falls in December on the Gregorian calendar. The festival is celebrated for eight days and nights, commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.123