Chag HaBanot 1579 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5340
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Hebcal does not take into account a correction of ten days that was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII known as the Gregorian Reformation. [1]
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5340 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 of the Jewish communities in the Middle East on Rosh Chodesh of the Jewish month of Tevet, during the Jewish holiday of Chanukah. The Jewish community where the holiday was most preserved is in Tunisia. But there is also evidence that it was also celebrated in Jewish communities in Libya, Algeria, Kushta, Morocco and Thessaloniki.
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Dates for Chag HaBanot
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1582 | 30 Kislev 5343 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1583 | 30 Kislev 5344 |
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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