Chag HaBanot 388 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4149
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4149 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 386 | 30 Kislev 4147 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 387 | 30 Kislev 4148 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 388 | 30 Kislev 4149 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 389 | 1 Tevet 4150 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 390 | 30 Kislev 4151 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 391 | 30 Kislev 4152 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 392 | 1 Tevet 4153 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 393 | 30 Kislev 4154 |
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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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