Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5209 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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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chag HaBanot 1446 | 30 Kislev 5207 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1447 | 30 Kislev 5208 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1448 | 1 Tevet 5209 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1449 | 30 Kislev 5210 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1450 | 30 Kislev 5211 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1451 | 1 Tevet 5212 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1452 | 30 Kislev 5213 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1453 | 30 Kislev 5214 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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