Chag HaBanot 2103 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5864
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5864 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 2100 | 30 Kislev 5861 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2101 | 30 Kislev 5862 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2102 | 1 Tevet 5863 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2103 | 30 Kislev 5864 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2104 | 30 Kislev 5865 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2105 | 30 Kislev 5866 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2106 | 30 Kislev 5867 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2107 | 1 Tevet 5868 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2108 | 30 Kislev 5869 |
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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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