Chag HaBanot 410 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4171
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4171 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 408 | 30 Kislev 4169 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 409 | 1 Tevet 4170 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 410 | 30 Kislev 4171 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 411 | 30 Kislev 4172 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 412 | 30 Kislev 4173 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 413 | 1 Tevet 4174 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 414 | 30 Kislev 4175 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 415 | 30 Kislev 4176 |
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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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