Chag HaBanot 2408 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6169
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6169 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 2406 | 30 Kislev 6167 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2407 | 30 Kislev 6168 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2408 | 1 Tevet 6169 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2409 | 30 Kislev 6170 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2410 | 30 Kislev 6171 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2411 | 30 Kislev 6172 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2412 | 1 Tevet 6173 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2413 | 30 Kislev 6174 |
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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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