Chag HaBanot 1217 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4978
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4978 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 1215 | 30 Kislev 4976 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1216 | 30 Kislev 4977 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1217 | 1 Tevet 4978 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1218 | 30 Kislev 4979 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1219 | 30 Kislev 4980 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1220 | 1 Tevet 4981 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1221 | 30 Kislev 4982 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1222 | 30 Kislev 4983 |
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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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