Hanukkah 2024 Ukg. Hannukah commemorates the miraculous cruse of oil that is described in the talmud. However, the answer for “when does hanukkah start?” changes every year.

It has to do with the special ceremonial oil not running out until the priests were able to make more during. Hanukkah 2024 begins at sundown on wednesday, december 25 and ends the evening of thursday, january 2, 2025 (8 nights).