Chag HaBanot 286 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4047
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4047 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 284 | 1 Tevet 4045 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 285 | 30 Kislev 4046 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 286 | 30 Kislev 4047 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 287 | 1 Tevet 4048 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 288 | 30 Kislev 4049 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 289 | 30 Kislev 4050 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 290 | 30 Kislev 4051 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 291 | 1 Tevet 4052 |
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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
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