Chag HaBanot 1179 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4940
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4940 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 1177 | 1 Tevet 4938 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1178 | 30 Kislev 4939 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1179 | 30 Kislev 4940 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1180 | 30 Kislev 4941 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1181 | 1 Tevet 4942 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1182 | 30 Kislev 4943 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1183 | 30 Kislev 4944 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1184 | 30 Kislev 4945 |
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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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