Chag HaBanot 1508 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5269
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5269 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 1506 | 1 Tevet 5267 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1507 | 30 Kislev 5268 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1508 | 30 Kislev 5269 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1509 | 30 Kislev 5270 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1510 | 1 Tevet 5271 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1511 | 30 Kislev 5272 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1512 | 30 Kislev 5273 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1513 | 30 Kislev 5274 |
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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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