Over thousands of years, various cultures have developed calendars based on astronomical observations, leading to diverse ...

Hanukkah is always observed on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar. That Hebrew calendar is based ...

As many people gear up to celebrate the start of their New Year at the beginning of January, we take a look at how other ...

This year, the first night of Hanukkah will fall on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with ...

The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of the ...

Christmas and Hanukkah coincided in 2023, an event not seen since 2005, inspiring joint celebrations of both holidays.

When is Hanukkah 2024? The dates of the holiday are based on Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually coincides with November-December in the Gregorian calendar. This year, Hanukkah will be ...

This is different from the calendar most of us use today, called the Gregorian calendar, based on the solar year. A lunar year contains 12 lunar months, which are based on the time it takes the ...

That doesn’t sound like much, but those minutes add up to days over time. Pope Gregory XIII solved this problem in 1582 when he came up with the Gregorian calendar we use today, the most widely used ...

The first day of Hanukkah, or Chanukah, each year takes place on the 25th of the month of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, which corresponds to November-December in the Gregorian calendar.

Here is what to know about 2024's Hanukkah celebration. Jewish holidays revolve around the lunisolar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar we use every day. This calendar keeps track of the ...