Chag HaBanot 2485 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6246
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6246 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 2483 | 30 Kislev 6244 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2484 | 30 Kislev 6245 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2485 | 30 Kislev 6246 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2486 | 1 Tevet 6247 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2487 | 30 Kislev 6248 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2488 | 30 Kislev 6249 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2489 | 30 Kislev 6250 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2490 | 1 Tevet 6251 |
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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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