Chag HaBanot 254 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4015
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4015 began on and ended 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 252 | 30 Kislev 4013 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 253 | 30 Kislev 4014 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 254 | 30 Kislev 4015 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 255 | 30 Kislev 4016 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 256 | 1 Tevet 4017 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 257 | 30 Kislev 4018 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 258 | 30 Kislev 4019 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 259 | 30 Kislev 4020 |
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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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