Chag HaBanot 205 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3966
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3966 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 203 | 30 Kislev 3964 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 204 | 30 Kislev 3965 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 205 | 1 Tevet 3966 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 206 | 30 Kislev 3967 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 207 | 30 Kislev 3968 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 208 | 30 Kislev 3969 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 209 | 1 Tevet 3970 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 210 | 30 Kislev 3971 |
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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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