Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5345 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 1582 | 30 Kislev 5343 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1583 | 30 Kislev 5344 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1584 | 1 Tevet 5345 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1585 | 30 Kislev 5346 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1586 | 30 Kislev 5347 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1587 | 30 Kislev 5348 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1588 | 30 Kislev 5349 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1589 | 1 Tevet 5350 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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