Chag HaBanot 1849 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5610
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5610 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 1847 | 1 Tevet 5608 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1848 | 30 Kislev 5609 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1849 | 30 Kislev 5610 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1850 | 30 Kislev 5611 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1851 | 1 Tevet 5612 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1852 | 30 Kislev 5613 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1853 | 30 Kislev 5614 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1854 | 30 Kislev 5615 |
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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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