Chag HaBanot 1042 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4803
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4803 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 1040 | 30 Kislev 4801 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1041 | 1 Tevet 4802 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1042 | 30 Kislev 4803 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1043 | 30 Kislev 4804 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1044 | 1 Tevet 4805 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1045 | 30 Kislev 4806 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1046 | 30 Kislev 4807 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1047 | 30 Kislev 4808 |
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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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