Chag HaBanot 1771 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5532
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5532 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 1769 | 1 Tevet 5530 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1770 | 30 Kislev 5531 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1771 | 30 Kislev 5532 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1772 | 30 Kislev 5533 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1773 | 1 Tevet 5534 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1774 | 30 Kislev 5535 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1775 | 30 Kislev 5536 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1776 | 1 Tevet 5537 |
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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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