Chag HaBanot 1437 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5198
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5198 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 1435 | 1 Tevet 5196 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1436 | 30 Kislev 5197 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1437 | 30 Kislev 5198 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1438 | 30 Kislev 5199 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1439 | 30 Kislev 5200 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1440 | 1 Tevet 5201 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1441 | 30 Kislev 5202 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1442 | 30 Kislev 5203 |
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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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