Chag HaBanot 1737 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5498
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North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5498 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 1735 | 30 Kislev 5496 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1736 | 30 Kislev 5497 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1737 | 30 Kislev 5498 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1738 | 1 Tevet 5499 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1739 | 30 Kislev 5500 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1740 | 30 Kislev 5501 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1741 | 1 Tevet 5502 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1742 | 30 Kislev 5503 |
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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.
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The Jewish Holidays
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