Chag HaBanot 2798 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6559
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6559 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 2796 | 30 Kislev 6556 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2796 | 30 Kislev 6557 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2797 | 1 Tevet 6558 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2798 | 30 Kislev 6559 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2799 | 30 Kislev 6560 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2800 | 1 Tevet 6561 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2801 | 30 Kislev 6562 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2802 | 30 Kislev 6563 |
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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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