Chag HaBanot 1135 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4896
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4896 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 1133 | 1 Tevet 4894 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1134 | 30 Kislev 4895 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1135 | 30 Kislev 4896 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1136 | 30 Kislev 4897 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1137 | 30 Kislev 4898 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1138 | 30 Kislev 4899 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1139 | 1 Tevet 4900 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1140 | 30 Kislev 4901 |
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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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