Chag HaBanot 1256 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5017
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5017 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 1254 | 30 Kislev 5015 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1255 | 1 Tevet 5016 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1256 | 30 Kislev 5017 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1257 | 30 Kislev 5018 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1258 | 30 Kislev 5019 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1259 | 1 Tevet 5020 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1260 | 30 Kislev 5021 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1261 | 30 Kislev 5022 |
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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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