Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5313 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 1550 | 30 Kislev 5311 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1551 | 30 Kislev 5312 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1552 | 30 Kislev 5313 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1553 | 1 Tevet 5314 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1554 | 30 Kislev 5315 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1555 | 30 Kislev 5316 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1556 | 30 Kislev 5317 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1557 | 1 Tevet 5318 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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