Chag HaBanot 2179 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5940
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5940 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 2176 | 1 Tevet 5937 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2177 | 30 Kislev 5938 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2178 | 30 Kislev 5939 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2179 | 30 Kislev 5940 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2180 | 30 Kislev 5941 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2181 | 1 Tevet 5942 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2182 | 30 Kislev 5943 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2183 | 30 Kislev 5944 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2184 | 30 Kislev 5945 |
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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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