Chag HaBanot 242 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4003
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4003 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 240 | 1 Tevet 4001 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 241 | 30 Kislev 4002 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 242 | 30 Kislev 4003 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 243 | 30 Kislev 4004 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 244 | 1 Tevet 4005 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 245 | 30 Kislev 4006 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 246 | 30 Kislev 4007 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 247 | 30 Kislev 4008 |
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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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