Chag HaBanot 218 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3979
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3979 began on and ended 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 216 | 1 Tevet 3977 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 217 | 30 Kislev 3978 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 218 | 30 Kislev 3979 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 219 | 30 Kislev 3980 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 220 | 1 Tevet 3981 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 221 | 30 Kislev 3982 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 222 | 30 Kislev 3983 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 223 | 30 Kislev 3984 |
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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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