Chag HaBanot 1208 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4969
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4969 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 1206 | 30 Kislev 4967 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1207 | 30 Kislev 4968 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1208 | 1 Tevet 4969 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1209 | 30 Kislev 4970 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1210 | 30 Kislev 4971 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1211 | 30 Kislev 4972 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1212 | 1 Tevet 4973 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1213 | 30 Kislev 4974 |
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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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