Chag HaBanot 297 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4058
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4058 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 295 | 30 Kislev 4056 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 296 | 30 Kislev 4057 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 297 | 30 Kislev 4058 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 298 | 30 Kislev 4059 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 299 | 30 Kislev 4060 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 300 | 1 Tevet 4061 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 301 | 30 Kislev 4062 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 302 | 30 Kislev 4063 |
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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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