8 crazy nights easier to spell than Chanukah

Yes, it's confusing that the Jewish calendar keeps changing every year and no one ever knows when the holidays is, but let's not dwell on that right now.... Tonight marks the first night of this year's edition of Chanukah ( (which has about a dozen different spellings, including "Hanukkah" and "Hannukah," so don't worry about spelling it wrong on the card you pass around the office unless you throw in some random letters and numbers). Here's an Eyewitness news guide to the 8 crazy nights in Buffalo, cue the Adam Sandler song and Irv Weinstien (also jewish).

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) - Chanukah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights begins Wednesday, December 1. In celebration, a number of events are taking place throughout the area.

Click to view WKBW's Chanukah guide for Western New York