Chag HaBanot 1165 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4926
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4926 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 1163 | 30 Kislev 4924 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1164 | 30 Kislev 4925 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1165 | 30 Kislev 4926 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1166 | 1 Tevet 4927 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1167 | 30 Kislev 4928 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1168 | 1 Tevet 4929 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1169 | 30 Kislev 4930 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1170 | 30 Kislev 4931 |
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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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