Chag HaBanot 2003 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5764
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5764 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 2001 | 30 Kislev 5762 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2002 | 30 Kislev 5763 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2003 | 30 Kislev 5764 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2004 | 1 Tevet 5765 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2005 | 30 Kislev 5766 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2006 | 30 Kislev 5767 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2007 | 1 Tevet 5768 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2008 | 30 Kislev 5769 |
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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
by Michael Strassfeld
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