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First Day of Chanukah in Canada

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Chanukah, also known as Hanukkah or Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days between the 25th day of the month of Kisley to the second day of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar.

Local names

NameLanguage
First Day of ChanukahEnglish
HanouccaFrench

First Day of Chanukah 2009

Saturday, December 12, 2009

First Day of Chanukah 2010

Thursday, December 2, 2010
Note: Many Jewish holidays begin at sundown the day before the date specified for the holiday.
See list of observations below

Chanukah, also known as Hanukkah or Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday that remembers the Jewish people's struggle for religious freedom. It commemorates the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt in the second century BCE.

Chanukah is normally celebrated between the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the second day of the month of Tevet, according to the Hebrew calendar. These days fall between November and December in the Gregorian calendar.


Items such as the menorah, which is a type of candle holder, mark Chanukah (or Hanukkah) celebrations worldwide. ©iStockphoto.com/dra_schwartz

About First Day of Chanukah

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First Day of Chanukah Observances

Note: Many Jewish holidays begin at sundown the day before the date specified for the holiday.
WeekdayDateYearNameHoliday typeWhere it is observed
WedDec 31980First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
MonDec 211981First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SatDec 111982First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
ThuDec 11983First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
WedDec 191984First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SunDec 81985First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SatDec 271986First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
WedDec 161987First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SunDec 41988First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SatDec 231989First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
WedDec 121990First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
MonDec 21991First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SunDec 201992First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
ThuDec 91993First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
MonNov 281994First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
MonDec 181995First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
FriDec 61996First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
WedDec 241997First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
MonDec 141998First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SatDec 41999First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
FriDec 222000First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
MonDec 102001First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SatNov 302002First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SatDec 202003First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
WedDec 82004First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
MonDec 262005First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SatDec 162006First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
WedDec 52007First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
MonDec 222008First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SatDec 122009First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
ThuDec 22010First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
WedDec 212011First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
SunDec 92012First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
ThuNov 282013First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
WedDec 172014First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
MonDec 72015First Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 

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