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Detailed explanation-1: -Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish celebration. Its date changes from year to year, but it always takes place either in November or December. It lasts for eight days and is celebrated by Jews around the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -It’s time to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights that lasts for eight days and nights in honor of a 2, 000-year-old miracle in which light won out over darkness. This year Hanukkah starts on Sunday, December 18, and ends Monday, December 26.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hanukkah is an 8-day celebration amongst those of the Jewish faith. Although technically Hanukkah is celebrated everywhere where there is a Jewish population, Israel is the only country in the world in which the government aligns itself completely with the Jewish faith.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.