Chag HaBanot 2364 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6125
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6125 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 2362 | 30 Kislev 6123 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2363 | 30 Kislev 6124 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2364 | 30 Kislev 6125 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2365 | 1 Tevet 6126 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2367 | 30 Kislev 6127 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2367 | 30 Kislev 6128 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2368 | 1 Tevet 6129 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2369 | 30 Kislev 6130 |
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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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