Chag HaBanot 124 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3885
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3885 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 122 | 1 Tevet 3883 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 123 | 30 Kislev 3884 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 124 | 30 Kislev 3885 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 125 | 30 Kislev 3886 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 126 | 1 Tevet 3887 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 127 | 30 Kislev 3888 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 128 | 30 Kislev 3889 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 129 | 30 Kislev 3890 |
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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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