Chag HaBanot 2546 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6307
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6307 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 2544 | 30 Kislev 6305 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2545 | 1 Tevet 6306 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2546 | 30 Kislev 6307 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2547 | 30 Kislev 6308 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2549 | 30 Kislev 6309 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2549 | 30 Kislev 6310 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2550 | 1 Tevet 6311 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2551 | 30 Kislev 6312 |
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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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