Chag HaBanot 2468 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6229
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6229 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 2466 | 1 Tevet 6227 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2467 | 30 Kislev 6228 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2468 | 30 Kislev 6229 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2469 | 30 Kislev 6230 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2470 | 1 Tevet 6231 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2471 | 30 Kislev 6232 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2472 | 30 Kislev 6233 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2473 | 30 Kislev 6234 |
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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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