When To Light Hanukkah Candles 2024. Diwali, the festival of light, symbolises the triumph of good over evil. Then put the shamash back in its spot (leaving it lit).

The chanukah lights are lit in the evenings preceding each of the eight days of chanukah, beginning with wednesday night, december 25, 2024. On the first night of hanukkah, there are usually only two candles on your hanukkiyah: