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What is Hanukkah? History and meaning of the Jewish Festival of Lights

From December 25, 2024 to January 2, 2025, Jews celebrate the Festival of Lights: Hanukkah. Where does this holiday come from and what does it mean? We tell you all about it.

Hanukkah 2024: where and when are the public lighting ceremonies taking place in Paris and the Île-de-France region?

Like every year, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is accompanied by public lighting of hanukiahs, the traditional eight-branched candlesticks of this winter celebration. Find out when and where the public lighting takes place in Paris and the Île-de-France region for this 2024 edition.

Hanukkah 2024: the list of public lightings in Val d'Oise (95) cities

If you live in the Val-d'Oise, you can celebrate Hanukkah in your town by lighting a public hanukiah almost every evening from December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025.

Hanukkah 2024: the list of public lighting ceremonies in the towns of Val-de-Marne (94)

Like all the other départements in the Île-de-France region, Val-de-Marne invites you to celebrate Hanukkah in public, from December 25 to January 1, 2024, in several towns across the département.

Hanukkah 2024: in which towns of the Hauts-de-Seine (92) will the public lighting take place?

Many towns in the Hauts-de-Seine region are organizing public lighting events to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. From December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025, you can attend free celebrations near you.

Hanukkah 2024: in which Essonne (91) towns are the public lightings taking place?

If you'd like to celebrate Hanukkah together, Essonne will be hosting a number of public lightings throughout the Jewish holiday, from December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025.

Hanukkah 2024 in Seine-Saint-Denis (93): when and where are the public lighting ceremonies?

Along with Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis is home to the largest number of public Hanukkah lightings in the Île-de-France region. We tell you in detail which cities you can visit to celebrate Hanukkah this year, 2024-2025.

Hanukkah 2024 in Yvelines (78): where will the public lighting take place?

The Jewish festival of Hanukkah returns this year from December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025, and in several towns in the Yvelines region, public lighting of the hanukiah will take place. Find out where the celebrations will take place.

Hanukkah 2024: when and where will public lighting take place in Seine-et-Marne (77)?

From December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025 is the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, during which a new candle is lit every day, and to celebrate the holiday in numbers, public lightings will take place on certain evenings in various towns in Seine-et-Marne.