Chag HaBanot 2080 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5841
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5841 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 2078 | 1 Tevet 5839 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2079 | 30 Kislev 5840 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2080 | 30 Kislev 5841 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2081 | 30 Kislev 5842 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2082 | 30 Kislev 5843 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2083 | 1 Tevet 5844 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2084 | 30 Kislev 5845 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2085 | 30 Kislev 5846 |
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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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