Chag HaBanot 225 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3986
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3986 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 223 | 30 Kislev 3984 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 224 | 1 Tevet 3985 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 225 | 30 Kislev 3986 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 226 | 30 Kislev 3987 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 227 | 30 Kislev 3988 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 228 | 30 Kislev 3989 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 229 | 1 Tevet 3990 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 230 | 30 Kislev 3991 |
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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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