Chag HaBanot 1596 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5357
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5357 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 1594 | 30 Kislev 5355 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1595 | 30 Kislev 5356 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1596 | 30 Kislev 5357 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1597 | 1 Tevet 5358 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1598 | 30 Kislev 5359 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1599 | 30 Kislev 5360 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1600 | 1 Tevet 5361 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1601 | 30 Kislev 5362 |
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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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