Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5493 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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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chag HaBanot 1730 | 30 Kislev 5491 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1731 | 30 Kislev 5492 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1732 | 30 Kislev 5493 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1733 | 1 Tevet 5494 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1734 | 30 Kislev 5495 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1735 | 30 Kislev 5496 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1736 | 30 Kislev 5497 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1737 | 30 Kislev 5498 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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