Chag HaBanot 1497 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5258
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5258 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 1495 | 30 Kislev 5256 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1496 | 30 Kislev 5257 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1497 | 30 Kislev 5258 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1498 | 1 Tevet 5259 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1499 | 30 Kislev 5260 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1500 | 30 Kislev 5261 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1501 | 30 Kislev 5262 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1502 | 1 Tevet 5263 |
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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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