Chag HaBanot 1490 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5251
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5251 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 1488 | 30 Kislev 5249 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1489 | 30 Kislev 5250 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1490 | 30 Kislev 5251 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1491 | 1 Tevet 5252 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1492 | 30 Kislev 5253 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1493 | 30 Kislev 5254 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1494 | 1 Tevet 5255 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1495 | 30 Kislev 5256 |
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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
by Michael Strassfeld
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