Chag HaBanot 1826 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5587
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5587 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 1824 | 30 Kislev 5585 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1825 | 30 Kislev 5586 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1826 | 30 Kislev 5587 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1827 | 1 Tevet 5588 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1828 | 30 Kislev 5589 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1829 | 30 Kislev 5590 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1830 | 30 Kislev 5591 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1831 | 1 Tevet 5592 |
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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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