Chag HaBanot 278 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4039
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4039 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 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 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 281 | 30 Kislev 4042 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 282 | 30 Kislev 4043 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 283 | 30 Kislev 4044 |
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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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