Hanukkah 2024 Traditions Muzzleloaders. Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of the hebrew month of kislev and continues for eight days. Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the maccabees over the syrian greeks in 164 bce and the rededication of the jewish temple to god — a dedication that was crowned by the lighting of the temple’s menorah.
Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the maccabees over the syrian greeks in 164 bce and the rededication of the jewish temple to god — a dedication that was crowned by the lighting of the temple’s menorah. Hanukkah 2024 begins at sundown on wednesday, december 25 and ends the evening of thursday, january 2, 2025 (8 nights).