Chag HaBanot 1878 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5639
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5639 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 1876 | 30 Kislev 5637 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1877 | 30 Kislev 5638 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1878 | 30 Kislev 5639 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1879 | 30 Kislev 5640 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1880 | 1 Tevet 5641 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1881 | 30 Kislev 5642 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1882 | 1 Tevet 5643 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1883 | 30 Kislev 5644 |
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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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