Chag HaBanot 317 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4078
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4078 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 315 | 30 Kislev 4076 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 316 | 30 Kislev 4077 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 317 | 30 Kislev 4078 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 318 | 1 Tevet 4079 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 319 | 30 Kislev 4080 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 320 | 30 Kislev 4081 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 321 | 30 Kislev 4082 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 322 | 1 Tevet 4083 |
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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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