Chag HaBanot 330 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4091
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4091 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 328 | 30 Kislev 4089 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 329 | 30 Kislev 4090 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 330 | 1 Tevet 4091 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 331 | 30 Kislev 4092 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 332 | 30 Kislev 4093 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 333 | 30 Kislev 4094 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 334 | 1 Tevet 4095 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 335 | 30 Kislev 4096 |
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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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