Chag HaBanot 1918 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5679
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5679 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 1916 | 30 Kislev 5677 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1917 | 30 Kislev 5678 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1918 | 1 Tevet 5679 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1919 | 30 Kislev 5680 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1920 | 30 Kislev 5681 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1921 | 30 Kislev 5682 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1922 | 1 Tevet 5683 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1923 | 30 Kislev 5684 |
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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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