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Hanukkah 2020


Colorful candles lit on the menorah for Hanukkah.
December 2020
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St Nicholas Day
Sunday December 6
-3 years, -4 months, -21 days
or -1238 days

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Hanukkahi
Thursday December 10
-3 years, -4 months, -17 days
or -1234 days

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Christmas Day
Friday December 25
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or -1219 days

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New Years Eve
Thursday December 31
-3 years, -3 months, -27 days
or -1213 days

Hanukkah for the year 2020 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of December 10 ending at sundown on Friday, December 18.


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 2020

Thursday, December 10th is day number 345 of the 2020 calendar year with -3 years, -4 months, -17 days until the start of Hanukkah 2020.


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 2023 Friday, December 08, 2023 -141
Hanukkah 2024 Thursday, December 26, 2024 243
Hanukkah 2025 Monday, December 15, 2025 597
Hanukkah 2026 Saturday, December 05, 2026 952
Hanukkah 2027 Thursday, November 25, 2027 1307
Hanukkah 2028 Tuesday, December 12, 2028 1690


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