Chag HaBanot 1098 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4859
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4859 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 1096 | 30 Kislev 4857 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1097 | 30 Kislev 4858 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1098 | 30 Kislev 4859 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1099 | 1 Tevet 4860 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1100 | 30 Kislev 4861 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1101 | 30 Kislev 4862 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1102 | 30 Kislev 4863 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1103 | 1 Tevet 4864 |
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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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