Chag HaBanot 1893 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5654
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5654 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 1891 | 30 Kislev 5652 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1892 | 30 Kislev 5653 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1893 | 30 Kislev 5654 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1894 | 1 Tevet 5655 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1895 | 30 Kislev 5656 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1896 | 30 Kislev 5657 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1897 | 30 Kislev 5658 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1898 | 1 Tevet 5659 |
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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.
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The Jewish Holidays
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