This Year (i.e., 2024) We Have A Genuine 'Chrismukkah' -- First Night Of Chanukah (Hanukkah) Coinciding With Christmas.

 

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The First Night of Chanukah/Hanukkah falling on Christmas Day as it will this year, i.e., 2024, is quite rare & as such SPECIAL.

This last happened in 2005 19 years ago!

It won't happen again till 2035 -- 9 years from now.

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In 2016 first night of Chanukah/Hanukkah fell on Christmas Eve (🔝) and there was a lot of excitement. This year we do even BETTER.

But, given the 8-day span of Chanukah/Hanukkah this ‘Chrismukkah’ conjunction can happen any time Chanukah/Hanukkah falls December 18th and Christmas day.

This has happened 36 times since 1900 to 2024: 1902, 1905, 1908, 1910, 1913, 1916, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1932, 1935, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2022 & 2024. (🔝)

It will happen 17 times between next year and 2099: 2027, 2030, 2035, 2038, 2046, 2049, 2054, 2057, 2065, 2068, 2073, 2076, 2084, 2087, 2092, 2095 & 2098.

It won't, however, happen on Christmas Day again for another 9 years.

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