Chag HaBanot 355 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4116
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4116 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 353 | 30 Kislev 4114 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 354 | 1 Tevet 4115 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 355 | 30 Kislev 4116 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 356 | 30 Kislev 4117 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 357 | 30 Kislev 4118 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 358 | 1 Tevet 4119 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 359 | 30 Kislev 4120 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 360 | 30 Kislev 4121 |
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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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