Chag HaBanot 275 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4036
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4036 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 273 | 1 Tevet 4034 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 274 | 30 Kislev 4035 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 275 | 1 Tevet 4036 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 276 | 30 Kislev 4037 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 277 | 30 Kislev 4038 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 278 | 30 Kislev 4039 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 279 | 30 Kislev 4040 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 280 | 1 Tevet 4041 |
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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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