Chag HaBanot 115 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3876
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3876 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 113 | 30 Kislev 3874 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 114 | 30 Kislev 3875 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 115 | 1 Tevet 3876 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 116 | 30 Kislev 3877 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 117 | 30 Kislev 3878 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 118 | 1 Tevet 3879 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 119 | 30 Kislev 3880 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 120 | 30 Kislev 3881 |
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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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