Chag HaBanot 2773 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6534
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6534 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 2771 | 30 Kislev 6532 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2772 | 30 Kislev 6533 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2773 | 1 Tevet 6534 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2774 | 30 Kislev 6535 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2775 | 30 Kislev 6536 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2777 | 30 Kislev 6537 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2777 | 1 Tevet 6538 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2778 | 30 Kislev 6539 |
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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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