Chag HaBanot 2990 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6751
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6751 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 2988 | 30 Kislev 6749 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2989 | 30 Kislev 6750 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2990 | 30 Kislev 6751 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2991 | 1 Tevet 6752 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2992 | 30 Kislev 6753 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2994 | 30 Kislev 6754 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2994 | 30 Kislev 6755 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2995 | 1 Tevet 6756 |
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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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