Chag HaBanot 1145 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4906
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4906 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 1143 | 30 Kislev 4904 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1144 | 30 Kislev 4905 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1145 | 30 Kislev 4906 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1146 | 1 Tevet 4907 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1147 | 30 Kislev 4908 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1148 | 30 Kislev 4909 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1149 | 1 Tevet 4910 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1150 | 30 Kislev 4911 |
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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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