Chag HaBanot 2855 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6616
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6616 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 2853 | 30 Kislev 6613 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2853 | 30 Kislev 6614 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2854 | 30 Kislev 6615 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2855 | 1 Tevet 6616 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2856 | 30 Kislev 6617 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2857 | 30 Kislev 6618 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2858 | 30 Kislev 6619 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2859 | 1 Tevet 6620 |
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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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