Chag HaBanot 1122 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4883
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4883 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 1120 | 30 Kislev 4881 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1121 | 30 Kislev 4882 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1122 | 1 Tevet 4883 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1123 | 30 Kislev 4884 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1124 | 30 Kislev 4885 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1125 | 30 Kislev 4886 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1126 | 1 Tevet 4887 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1127 | 30 Kislev 4888 |
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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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