Wednesday October 30, 2024

Hanukkah 2016


Colorful candles lit on the menorah for Hanukkah.
December 2016
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St Nicholas Day
Tuesday December 6
-7 years, -10 months, -24 days
or -2885 days

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Hanukkahi
Saturday December 24
-7 years, -10 months, -6 days
or -2867 days

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Christmas Day
Sunday December 25

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New Years Eve
Saturday December 31
-7 years, -9 months, -30 days
or -2860 days

Hanukkah for the year 2016 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Saturday, December 24th ending at sundown on Sunday, January 1st.


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 2016

Saturday, December 24th is day number 359 of the 2016 calendar year with -7 years, -10 months, -6 days until the start of Hanukkah 2016.


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 -327
Hanukkah 2024 Thursday, December 26, 2024 57
Hanukkah 2025 Monday, December 15, 2025 411
Hanukkah 2026 Saturday, December 05, 2026 766
Hanukkah 2027 Thursday, November 25, 2027 1121
Hanukkah 2028 Tuesday, December 12, 2028 1504


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