Chag HaBanot 1809 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5570
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5570 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 1807 | 30 Kislev 5568 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1808 | 30 Kislev 5569 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1809 | 1 Tevet 5570 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1810 | 30 Kislev 5571 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1811 | 30 Kislev 5572 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1812 | 1 Tevet 5573 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1813 | 30 Kislev 5574 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1814 | 30 Kislev 5575 |
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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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