Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

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Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, in 2024 with lighting of the first candle. The last time the Jewish holiday began on Christmas was in 2005.