Rare Calendar Occurrence Sees Christmas and Hanukkah Celebrations Merge Across the Nation
Christmas and Hanukkah coincided in 2023, an event not seen since 2005, inspiring joint celebrations of both holidays.
Hanukkah started on Christmas Day in 2024 in rare occurrence
Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with Christmas coming on the 25th of December on the Gregorian calendar, and Hanukkah starting on the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the Jewish calendar.
In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day this year
Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since 1900. For some rabbis, the intersection of the two religious holidays provides an auspicious occasion for interfaith engagement.
Holiday celebrations taking place on Christmas Day and first night of Hanukah
In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the British royal family gave us an abundance of holiday cards (Meghan Markle's was particularly noteworthy), a caroling concert hosted by Kate Middleton and the reveal of the hardest working royal of 2024.
How often does the start of Hanukkah overlap with Christmas?
As people wrapped up Christmas festivities, Hanukkah celebrations were just getting started. This year, Christians and Jewish families are celebrating at the same time. Having Christmas and the start of Hanukkah on the same day is a pretty rare occurrence.
Hanukkah and Christmas coincide in rare 'Chrismukkah' celebration
It’s a mashup of Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah. It happens about once every 20 years, and this year, it happened.
Hanukkah and Christmas on the same day, Fresno Rabbi reacts
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