Chag HaBanot 2076 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5837
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5837 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2074 | 1 Tevet 5835 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2075 | 30 Kislev 5836 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2076 | 30 Kislev 5837 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2077 | 30 Kislev 5838 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2078 | 1 Tevet 5839 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2079 | 30 Kislev 5840 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2080 | 30 Kislev 5841 |
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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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