Chag HaBanot 2323 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6084
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6084 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 2320 | 30 Kislev 6081 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2321 | 1 Tevet 6082 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2322 | 30 Kislev 6083 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2323 | 30 Kislev 6084 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2324 | 30 Kislev 6085 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2325 | 1 Tevet 6086 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2326 | 30 Kislev 6087 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2327 | 30 Kislev 6088 |
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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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