Chag HaBanot 405 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4166
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4166 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 403 | 30 Kislev 4164 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 404 | 30 Kislev 4165 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 405 | 1 Tevet 4166 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 406 | 30 Kislev 4167 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 407 | 30 Kislev 4168 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 408 | 30 Kislev 4169 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 409 | 1 Tevet 4170 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 410 | 30 Kislev 4171 |
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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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