What's the difference between Hanukkah and Chanukah?

US-ASCII does not reprezent the sound intended. It's a whispered (unvoiced), glottal hiss. Nebuchadnezar is a name with the same sound in it. It's not a kay. It's not a chaw. read more

It is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the victory of a small army of the jews (The Maccabees) over the Greek army that occupied the Holy Lands in the 2nd Century of BCE. I could go on describing the ceremony; however, that’s not the point of this answer. read more

"Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights or Festival of Rededication, is an eight day Jewish holiday that starts on the 25th day of Kislev, which may be in December, late November, or, while very rare in occasion, early January (as was the case for the Hannukkah of 2005–2006). read more

Hanukkah is a word which is present in the Hebrew terminologies. It means the Festival of lights and in the same fashion Chanukah is the same thing having the same meaning but little difference in the translation. There is no sharp difference between Hanukkah and Chanukah related to customs and traditions. read more