Chag HaBanot 159 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3920
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3920 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 157 | 30 Kislev 3918 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 158 | 1 Tevet 3919 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 159 | 30 Kislev 3920 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 160 | 30 Kislev 3921 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 161 | 30 Kislev 3922 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 162 | 1 Tevet 3923 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 163 | 30 Kislev 3924 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 164 | 30 Kislev 3925 |
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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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