Chag HaBanot 398 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4159
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4159 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 396 | 30 Kislev 4157 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 397 | 30 Kislev 4158 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 398 | 1 Tevet 4159 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 399 | 30 Kislev 4160 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 400 | 1 Tevet 4161 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 401 | 30 Kislev 4162 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 402 | 30 Kislev 4163 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 403 | 30 Kislev 4164 |
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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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