Chag HaBanot 135 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3896
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3896 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 133 | 30 Kislev 3894 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 134 | 1 Tevet 3895 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 135 | 30 Kislev 3896 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 136 | 30 Kislev 3897 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 137 | 30 Kislev 3898 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 138 | 1 Tevet 3899 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 139 | 30 Kislev 3900 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 140 | 30 Kislev 3901 |
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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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