Chag HaBanot 2140 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5901
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5901 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 2138 | 30 Kislev 5899 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2139 | 30 Kislev 5900 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2140 | 30 Kislev 5901 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2141 | 1 Tevet 5902 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2142 | 30 Kislev 5903 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2143 | 30 Kislev 5904 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2144 | 30 Kislev 5905 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2145 | 1 Tevet 5906 |
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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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