Chag HaBanot 1640 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5401
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5401 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 1638 | 30 Kislev 5399 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1639 | 30 Kislev 5400 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1640 | 1 Tevet 5401 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1641 | 30 Kislev 5402 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1642 | 30 Kislev 5403 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1643 | 1 Tevet 5404 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1644 | 30 Kislev 5405 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1645 | 30 Kislev 5406 |
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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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