Chag HaBanot 1576 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5337
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5337 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 1574 | 30 Kislev 5335 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1575 | 30 Kislev 5336 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1576 | 1 Tevet 5337 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1577 | 30 Kislev 5338 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1578 | 30 Kislev 5339 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1579 | 30 Kislev 5340 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1580 | 1 Tevet 5341 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1581 | 30 Kislev 5342 |
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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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