Chag HaBanot 1068 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4829
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4829 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 1066 | 30 Kislev 4827 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1067 | 30 Kislev 4828 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1068 | 1 Tevet 4829 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1069 | 30 Kislev 4830 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1070 | 30 Kislev 4831 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1071 | 1 Tevet 4832 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1072 | 30 Kislev 4833 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1073 | 30 Kislev 4834 |
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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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