| Chanukah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is | | | | Calendar, Kislev is the third month of the |
| a Jewish holiday that encompasses eight days of | | | | ecclesiastical year and the ninth month of the civil |
| celebration. The holiday may be held in late | | | | year. All Jewish holidays are bound by the Hebrew |
| November, December, or even on occasion may | | | | Calendar, not the Gregorian calendar as is other |
| be held in January. The reason for the movement | | | | non-jewish holiday celebrations. Thus, the holiday |
| of when the holiday actually begins is based upon | | | | move fluidly across the months of November, |
| the fact that the Chanuka holiday begins upon the | | | | December and occasionally into January as noted |
| 25th day of Kislev. According to the Hebrew | | | | above. |