Chag HaBanot 1398 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5159
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5159 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 1396 | 1 Tevet 5157 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1397 | 30 Kislev 5158 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1398 | 30 Kislev 5159 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1399 | 30 Kislev 5160 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1400 | 1 Tevet 5161 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1401 | 30 Kislev 5162 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1402 | 30 Kislev 5163 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1403 | 30 Kislev 5164 |
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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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