Chag HaBanot 2838 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6599
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6599 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 2836 | 30 Kislev 6597 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2837 | 30 Kislev 6598 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2838 | 30 Kislev 6599 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2839 | 1 Tevet 6600 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2840 | 30 Kislev 6601 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2842 | 30 Kislev 6602 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2842 | 30 Kislev 6603 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2843 | 1 Tevet 6604 |
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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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