A "Christmukkah" as rare as this one occurs due to the Hebrew calendar not aligning with the Gregorian calendar, causing the start of the Hanukkah holiday to move dates annually. Start the day smarter ...

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“It’s just happenstance that the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas day,” Schaktman explained. “And it’s interesting, ...

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a significant Jewish holiday. It commemorates the rededication of the ...

When does Hanukkah start this year? And what's the correct way to light a menorah? Here are answers to some of the key ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, spans eight nights and is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. This year, in ...

Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day this year. How often does that occur? Explaining the rare Chrismukkah convergence and other calendar oddities.

Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth ...

Elf on the Shelf, meet the Mensch on the Bench. As the two holidays converge, test your knowledge of Christmas and Hanukkah ...

The holiday seems to change dates every year since it's actually based on the Hebrew calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar. The Jewish calendar is synced to the moon, so the first day of the month ...

The two holidays also happened on the same day in 1959, 1921 and 1910. The Hebrew calendar is different from the Gregorian calendar, which is the primary dating system of the Western world.

Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with Christmas coming on the 25th of ...