Chag HaBanot 339 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4100
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4100 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 337 | 30 Kislev 4098 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 338 | 1 Tevet 4099 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 339 | 30 Kislev 4100 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 340 | 30 Kislev 4101 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 341 | 30 Kislev 4102 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 342 | 1 Tevet 4103 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 343 | 30 Kislev 4104 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 344 | 30 Kislev 4105 |
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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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