Chag HaBanot 378 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4139
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4139 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 376 | 30 Kislev 4137 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 377 | 30 Kislev 4138 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 378 | 1 Tevet 4139 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 379 | 30 Kislev 4140 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 380 | 30 Kislev 4141 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 381 | 1 Tevet 4142 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 382 | 30 Kislev 4143 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 383 | 30 Kislev 4144 |
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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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