Chag HaBanot 194 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3955
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3955 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 192 | 30 Kislev 3953 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 193 | 1 Tevet 3954 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 194 | 30 Kislev 3955 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 195 | 30 Kislev 3956 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 196 | 30 Kislev 3957 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 197 | 1 Tevet 3958 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 198 | 30 Kislev 3959 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 199 | 30 Kislev 3960 |
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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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