Hanukkah

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday.

Hanukkah (or Chanukah) starts on the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, which usually falls in late November or early December in the Gregorian calendar. The holiday lasts for eight nights, ending on the 2nd of the Jewish month of Tevet.

At sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, Jewish households in the U.S. are known to say blessings in Hebrew before lighting the traditional menorah (or hanukiah). This special candelabra’s nine arms hold one light for each night of the eight-day holiday, plus a single candle called the shamash (helper) used to light the others. Each night, a new candle is added to the menorah until all eight are lit.

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