Chag HaBanot 142 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3903
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3903 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 140 | 30 Kislev 3901 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 141 | 30 Kislev 3902 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 142 | 1 Tevet 3903 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 143 | 30 Kislev 3904 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 144 | 30 Kislev 3905 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 145 | 1 Tevet 3906 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 146 | 30 Kislev 3907 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 147 | 30 Kislev 3908 |
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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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