Chag HaBanot 1866 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5627
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5627 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 1864 | 30 Kislev 5625 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1865 | 30 Kislev 5626 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1866 | 30 Kislev 5627 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1867 | 1 Tevet 5628 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1868 | 30 Kislev 5629 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1869 | 30 Kislev 5630 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1870 | 30 Kislev 5631 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1871 | 1 Tevet 5632 |
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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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