Chag HaBanot 1908 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5669
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5669 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 1906 | 30 Kislev 5667 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1907 | 1 Tevet 5668 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1908 | 30 Kislev 5669 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1909 | 1 Tevet 5670 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1910 | 30 Kislev 5671 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1911 | 30 Kislev 5672 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1912 | 30 Kislev 5673 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1913 | 30 Kislev 5674 |
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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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