when did hanukkah first start
The dates of Hanukkah in 2015 will begin on Sunday, December 6th and will continue for 8 days until Monday, December 14th. Hanukkah, or Chanukah, lasts for eight days. The eight days start on the 25th day of Kislev and end on the second day of Tevet from the Hebrew calendar. During Hanukkah, Jewish people remember their struggle for religious freedom.