Chag HaBanot 2432 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6193
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6193 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 2430 | 30 Kislev 6191 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2431 | 30 Kislev 6192 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2432 | 1 Tevet 6193 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2433 | 30 Kislev 6194 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2434 | 30 Kislev 6195 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2435 | 30 Kislev 6196 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2436 | 1 Tevet 6197 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2437 | 30 Kislev 6198 |
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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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