Chag HaBanot 1025 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4786
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4786 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 1023 | 30 Kislev 4784 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1024 | 30 Kislev 4785 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1025 | 1 Tevet 4786 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1026 | 30 Kislev 4787 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1027 | 30 Kislev 4788 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1028 | 1 Tevet 4789 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1029 | 30 Kislev 4790 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1030 | 30 Kislev 4791 |
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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
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