Chag HaBanot 1129 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4890
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4890 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 1127 | 30 Kislev 4888 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1128 | 30 Kislev 4889 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1129 | 30 Kislev 4890 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1130 | 1 Tevet 4891 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1131 | 30 Kislev 4892 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1132 | 30 Kislev 4893 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1133 | 1 Tevet 4894 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1134 | 30 Kislev 4895 |
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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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