Chag HaBanot 1083 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4844
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4844 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 1081 | 30 Kislev 4842 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1082 | 30 Kislev 4843 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1083 | 1 Tevet 4844 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1084 | 30 Kislev 4845 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1085 | 30 Kislev 4846 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1086 | 30 Kislev 4847 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1087 | 1 Tevet 4848 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1088 | 30 Kislev 4849 |
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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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