Chag HaBanot 175 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3936
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3936 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 173 | 1 Tevet 3934 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 174 | 30 Kislev 3935 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 175 | 30 Kislev 3936 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 176 | 30 Kislev 3937 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 177 | 30 Kislev 3938 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 178 | 1 Tevet 3939 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 179 | 30 Kislev 3940 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 180 | 30 Kislev 3941 |
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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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