Chag HaBanot 324 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4085
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4085 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 322 | 1 Tevet 4083 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 323 | 30 Kislev 4084 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 324 | 30 Kislev 4085 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 325 | 30 Kislev 4086 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 326 | 30 Kislev 4087 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 327 | 1 Tevet 4088 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 328 | 30 Kislev 4089 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 329 | 30 Kislev 4090 |
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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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