Considering that the holiday commemorates the miracle of oil burning for eight days when was only supposed to burn for one (more enlightened individuals can explain the story better than I), I would say that it ends eight days after today (which would be Wednesday, 12/12).
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Hanukkah, from the Hebrew word for "dedication" or "consecration", marks the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the forces of Antiochus IV and commemorates the "miracle of the container of oil." According to the Talmud, at the re-dedication following the victory of the Maccabees over the Seleucid Empire, there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days, which was the length of time it took to press, prepare and consecrate fresh olive oil.
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