Chag HaBanot 368 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4129
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4129 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 366 | 30 Kislev 4127 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 367 | 30 Kislev 4128 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 368 | 30 Kislev 4129 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 369 | 1 Tevet 4130 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 370 | 30 Kislev 4131 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 371 | 30 Kislev 4132 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 372 | 30 Kislev 4133 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 373 | 1 Tevet 4134 |
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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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