When Is The First Day Of Hanukkah 2024. Then the second day begins. Chanukah for hebrew year 5785 begins at sundown on wednesday, 25 december 2024 and ends at nightfall on thursday, 2 january 2025.

Then the second day begins. Candles are lit during each day of this religious festival to commemorate the hanukkah miracle — an event where the olive oil in the second temple’s menorah burned for eight days, although there was only enough oil for the candles to burn for one day.