Chag HaBanot 1617 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5378
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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 5378 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 1614 | 30 Kislev 5375 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1615 | 30 Kislev 5376 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1616 | 1 Tevet 5377 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1617 | 30 Kislev 5378 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1618 | 30 Kislev 5379 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1619 | 30 Kislev 5380 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1620 | 1 Tevet 5381 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1621 | 30 Kislev 5382 |
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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