Chag HaBanot 1006 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4767
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4767 began on and ended on .
Rosh Chodesh l’banot (ראש חודש לבנות, also known as Chag HaBanot חג הבנות [Girls’ Day]), and in Arabic as Eid al-Banat, is a holiday celebrated by some Jewish communities in the Middle East on Rosh Chodesh of the Hebrew month of Tevet, during the Jewish holiday of Chanukah. The Jewish community where the holiday was best preserved is in Tunisia, though it was also observed in Jewish communities in Libya, Algeria, Istanbul, Morocco, and Thessaloniki. The holiday carries connections to the narrative of Judith, who tricked and killed the invading general Holofernes, and to other heroic women in Jewish history.
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Dates for Chag HaBanot
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chag HaBanot 1004 | 30 Kislev 4765 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1005 | 1 Tevet 4766 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1006 | 30 Kislev 4767 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1007 | 30 Kislev 4768 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1008 | 1 Tevet 4769 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1009 | 30 Kislev 4770 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1010 | 30 Kislev 4771 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1011 | 30 Kislev 4772 |
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References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- “Girls Day (Judaism)” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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