Chag HaBanot 2807 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6568
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6568 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 2805 | 30 Kislev 6566 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2806 | 30 Kislev 6567 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2807 | 30 Kislev 6568 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2808 | 1 Tevet 6569 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2809 | 30 Kislev 6570 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2810 | 30 Kislev 6571 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2811 | 1 Tevet 6572 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2812 | 30 Kislev 6573 |
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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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