Chag HaBanot 2151 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5912
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5912 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 2149 | 30 Kislev 5910 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2150 | 30 Kislev 5911 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2151 | 30 Kislev 5912 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2152 | 30 Kislev 5913 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2153 | 30 Kislev 5914 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2154 | 1 Tevet 5915 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2155 | 30 Kislev 5916 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2156 | 1 Tevet 5917 |
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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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