Chag HaBanot 1113 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4874
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4874 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 1111 | 30 Kislev 4872 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1112 | 30 Kislev 4873 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1113 | 30 Kislev 4874 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1114 | 1 Tevet 4875 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1115 | 30 Kislev 4876 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1116 | 30 Kislev 4877 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1117 | 30 Kislev 4878 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1118 | 30 Kislev 4879 |
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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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