Chag HaBanot 2515 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6276
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6276 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 2513 | 30 Kislev 6274 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2514 | 1 Tevet 6275 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2515 | 30 Kislev 6276 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2516 | 30 Kislev 6277 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2517 | 1 Tevet 6278 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2519 | 30 Kislev 6279 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2519 | 30 Kislev 6280 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2520 | 30 Kislev 6281 |
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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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