Chag HaBanot 1174 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4935
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4935 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 1172 | 30 Kislev 4933 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1173 | 1 Tevet 4934 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1174 | 30 Kislev 4935 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1175 | 30 Kislev 4936 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1176 | 30 Kislev 4937 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1177 | 1 Tevet 4938 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1178 | 30 Kislev 4939 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1179 | 30 Kislev 4940 |
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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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