Chag HaBanot 2888 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6649
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6649 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 2886 | 1 Tevet 6647 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2887 | 30 Kislev 6648 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2888 | 30 Kislev 6649 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2889 | 1 Tevet 6650 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2891 | 30 Kislev 6651 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2891 | 30 Kislev 6652 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2892 | 30 Kislev 6653 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2893 | 30 Kislev 6654 |
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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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