Chag HaBanot 1696 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5457
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5457 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 1694 | 30 Kislev 5455 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1695 | 1 Tevet 5456 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1696 | 30 Kislev 5457 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1697 | 30 Kislev 5458 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1698 | 1 Tevet 5459 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1699 | 30 Kislev 5460 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1700 | 30 Kislev 5461 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1701 | 30 Kislev 5462 |
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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
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