Chag HaBanot 165 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3926
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3926 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 163 | 30 Kislev 3924 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 164 | 30 Kislev 3925 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 165 | 30 Kislev 3926 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 166 | 1 Tevet 3927 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 167 | 30 Kislev 3928 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 168 | 30 Kislev 3929 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 169 | 30 Kislev 3930 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 170 | 1 Tevet 3931 |
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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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