Chag HaBanot 229 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3990
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3990 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 227 | 30 Kislev 3988 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 228 | 30 Kislev 3989 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 229 | 1 Tevet 3990 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 230 | 30 Kislev 3991 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 231 | 30 Kislev 3992 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 232 | 1 Tevet 3993 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 233 | 30 Kislev 3994 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 234 | 30 Kislev 3995 |
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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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