Chag HaBanot 2502 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6263
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6263 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 2500 | 30 Kislev 6260 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2500 | 30 Kislev 6261 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2501 | 1 Tevet 6262 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2502 | 30 Kislev 6263 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2503 | 30 Kislev 6264 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2504 | 30 Kislev 6265 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2505 | 30 Kislev 6266 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2506 | 1 Tevet 6267 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2507 | 30 Kislev 6268 |
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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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