Hanukkah 2024 Wikipedia. The most famous custom of chanukah is the lighting of the menorah, or chanukiah (candelabra). The holiday of hanukkah marks the victory of the hasmoneans (also known as the maccabees) in the revolt against the seleucid empire, a hellenistic state that existed in western asia during the second temple period.
The holiday of hanukkah marks the victory of the hasmoneans (also known as the maccabees) in the revolt against the seleucid empire, a hellenistic state that existed in western asia during the second temple period. In 2024 hanukkah begins on the evening of wednesday 25 december.