Chag HaBanot 1795 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5556
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5556 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 1793 | 1 Tevet 5554 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1794 | 30 Kislev 5555 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1795 | 30 Kislev 5556 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1796 | 1 Tevet 5557 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1797 | 30 Kislev 5558 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1798 | 30 Kislev 5559 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1799 | 30 Kislev 5560 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1800 | 1 Tevet 5561 |
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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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