Chag HaBanot 1557 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5318
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5318 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 1555 | 30 Kislev 5316 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1556 | 30 Kislev 5317 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1557 | 1 Tevet 5318 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1558 | 30 Kislev 5319 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1559 | 30 Kislev 5320 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1560 | 30 Kislev 5321 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1561 | 30 Kislev 5322 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1562 | 1 Tevet 5323 |
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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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