Chag HaBanot 2881 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6642
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6642 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 2880 | 30 Kislev 6640 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2880 | 30 Kislev 6641 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2881 | 30 Kislev 6642 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2882 | 1 Tevet 6643 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2883 | 30 Kislev 6644 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2884 | 30 Kislev 6645 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2885 | 30 Kislev 6646 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2886 | 1 Tevet 6647 |
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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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