Chag HaBanot 2221 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5982
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5982 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 2219 | 1 Tevet 5980 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2220 | 30 Kislev 5981 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2221 | 30 Kislev 5982 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2222 | 30 Kislev 5983 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2223 | 1 Tevet 5984 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2224 | 30 Kislev 5985 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2225 | 30 Kislev 5986 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2226 | 30 Kislev 5987 |
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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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