Hanukkah: Why Does the First Day Change Every Year?

There is another significant holiday approaching: Hanukkah. While many people spend the time between Thanksgiving as well as the beginning of December thinking about the impending Christmas season. The holiday isn’t just about activities include candle-lighting. Also dreidel-spinning, as Its Common Name Is “eight crazy nights” in the well-famous Adam Sandler “Saturday Night Live” song.

Why the first day of Hanukkah changes every year

It is true that Jewish people all around the world celebrate Hanukkah over the course of eight days. Hanukkah is sometimes writing “Chanukah” and is also famous as the Festival of Lights. The name of the holiday—which is actually the rededication of the Holy Temple—comes from the word itself, which is Hebrew for “dedication” and is pronouncing kha-nu-kah.

 This year, when is Hanukkah?

Hanukkah starts on the eve of Kislev 25, which often occurs in late November or early December, according to the Hebrew calendar. This year, Hanukkah is observed from December 18 to December 26; this is a few weeks later than in 2021, when the holiday was observe from November 28 to December 6.

The Chabad-Lubavitch of Wisconsin claims that the holiday’s beginnings are in the second century BCE, when a tiny number of Jews recaptured their Holy Temple in Jerusalem. “Only enough oil was present to last one night when the Jews retook the temple. But the oil remained During the course of eight consecutive nights. The occasion is observe by the use of illumination eight 365 candles, one for each day of the holiday celebration. According to Managing Director Andrea Alcabes of Israeli Jews and Jeanné Wagner Cultural Center, who spoke to Nexstar’s KTVX.

The Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s Vice President of Leadership and Global. Rabbi Hannah Wallick, claims that Hanukkah adheres to the lunar calendar as opposed to the solar calendar. Jewish holidays change on the calendar date as a result of the two calendars’ misalignment with the day.

Hanukkah may begin as late as December 27 depending on the year.

 Hanukkah celebration methods

A Hanukkiah candle, also famous as a “menorah,” is lit every night. According to Wallick, a Hanukkiah has eight branches total. Plus one more that contains an assistance candle that is use to ignite the other candles. Whereas The traditional menorah contains seven candleholder “branch”. Menorahs are frequently seen in Jewish households’ windows as well as other public locations. Such malls, parks, and city hall lawns. The Chabad-Lubavitch maintains that the The four-side game of dreidel. Whirling most Hebraic (with 4) symbols making the initials of “nes gadol hayah sham,” meaning “a wonderful miracle happened there.” proves that Adam Sandler was correct about another point. It is customary to play with a dreidel during Hanukkah.

Hanukkah is a holiday you should be aware of.

There are a broader range of music commemorating religious Jews festival than merely “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,” despite what Sandler sung on “SNL.” The band behind “Puff the Magic Dragon” also has a Song for the Festival of Lights called “Light One Candle,” by the name of Peter, Paul, & Mary. The songs “Left to Right” contributes to by Michelle Citrin and “Hanukkah on Hanukkah.” writting by Sacha Baron Cohen’s sibling. The comedian Erran Baron Cohen famous for Borat, are among others.

Hanukkah is not one of Judaism’s main holidays, despite falling during a period when other religions have significant holidays like Christmas & Thanksgiving. People are more conscious of it. Because it coincides with an auspicious holiday period for other religious groups, according to Wallick.

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