Chag HaBanot 2580 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6341
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6341 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 2578 | 30 Kislev 6339 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2579 | 30 Kislev 6340 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2580 | 1 Tevet 6341 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2581 | 30 Kislev 6342 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2582 | 30 Kislev 6343 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2583 | 30 Kislev 6344 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2584 | 1 Tevet 6345 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2585 | 30 Kislev 6346 |
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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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