Hanukkah, the eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year at sundown on Sunday, December 14, and continues until sundown on Monday, December 22. The festival commemorates the triumph of spiritual strength and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days in the Holy Temple. On each of the eight days of Hanukkah, another candle is lighted on the menorah.
As in years past, the first night of Hanukkah will be observed in Hudson with the lighting of a giant menorah. This year, however, the menorah will be situated not in the Public Square but at the western end of Warren Street in Promenade Hill Park. On Sunday, December 14, at 4:30 p.m., the 12-foot menorah will be lighted, chocolate gelt will be dropped from the Hudson Fire Department's aerial truck, and there will be a live fire performance, as well as latkes, doughnuts, and hot drinks.
There will also be menorah lighting ceremonies later in the week, in three different locations throughout the county: Hillsdale, Kinderhook, and Chatham.
- On Tuesday, December 16, at 4:30 p.m., at Hillsdale Hamlet Park in Hillsdale
- On Thursday, December 18, at 4:30 p.m., at Kinderhook Village Green in Kinderhook
- On Sunday, December 21, at 4:30 p.m., at Tracy Memorial Village Hall in Chatham
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