Chag HaBanot 2980 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6741
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6741 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 2977 | 30 Kislev 6738 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2978 | 30 Kislev 6739 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2979 | 30 Kislev 6740 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2980 | 1 Tevet 6741 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2981 | 30 Kislev 6742 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2982 | 30 Kislev 6743 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2983 | 30 Kislev 6744 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2984 | 1 Tevet 6745 |
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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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