Chag HaBanot 105 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3866
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3866 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 103 | 30 Kislev 3864 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 104 | 1 Tevet 3865 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 105 | 30 Kislev 3866 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 106 | 30 Kislev 3867 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 107 | 1 Tevet 3868 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 108 | 30 Kislev 3869 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 109 | 30 Kislev 3870 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 110 | 30 Kislev 3871 |
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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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