Tuesday March 19, 2024

Hanukkah 2017


Colorful candles lit on the menorah for Hanukkah.
December 2017
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St Nicholas Day
Wednesday December 6
-6 years, -3 months, -13 days
or -2295 days

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Hanukkahi
Tuesday December 12
-6 years, -3 months, -7 days
or -2289 days

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Christmas Day
Monday December 25
-6 years, -2 months, -25 days
or -2276 days

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New Years Eve
Sunday December 31
-6 years, -2 months, -19 days
or -2270 days

Hanukkah for the year 2017 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of December 12 ending at sundown on Wednesday, December 20.


Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival with the first day known as Chanukah, Festival of Lights, and Feast of Dedication. In the Jewish calendar, the first day of Hanukkah is on the 25th day of the month of Kislev. In the Gregorian calendar, Hanukkah may occur between late November to late December.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to Hanukkah 2017

Tuesday, December 12th is day number 346 of the 2017 calendar year with -6 years, -3 months, -7 days until the start of Hanukkah 2017.


Hanukkah
Name(s):Hanukkah, Chanukah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication
Type:Observance, Jewish
When:25th day of Kislev on Hebrew Calendar

Dates for Hanukkah

HolidayDateDays to Go
Hanukkah 2022 Monday, December 19, 2022 -456
Hanukkah 2023 Friday, December 08, 2023 -102
Hanukkah 2024 Thursday, December 26, 2024 282
Hanukkah 2025 Monday, December 15, 2025 636
Hanukkah 2026 Saturday, December 05, 2026 991
Hanukkah 2027 Thursday, November 25, 2027 1346


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