JWG (jwg) wrote,
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Christmas and Chanukkah on same day

After Christmas dinner today at fj and pinkfish's, someone was wondering how frequently does the first night of Chanukkah fall on Christmas day. I surmised that if it were on the nth day of a certain month and that since there were either 12 or 13 months in a year it would be approximately every 60 years. This would be a good reason for most people not remembering a prior occurance.

And sure enough, a quick web check about Jewish calendars showed that Channukah falls on the 25th of Kislev, the 9th month.
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