Hanukkah 2006

Hanukkah for the year 2006 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Friday, December 15th ending at sundown on Saturday, December 23rd.

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 2006

Friday, December 15th is day number 349 of the 2006 calendar year with -17 years, -4 months, -5 days until the start of Hanukkah 2006.

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