Chag HaBanot 1294 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5055
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5055 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 1292 | 30 Kislev 5053 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1293 | 30 Kislev 5054 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1294 | 30 Kislev 5055 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1295 | 1 Tevet 5056 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1296 | 30 Kislev 5057 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1297 | 30 Kislev 5058 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1298 | 30 Kislev 5059 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1299 | 1 Tevet 5060 |
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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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