Chag HaBanot 416 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4177
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4177 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 414 | 30 Kislev 4175 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 415 | 30 Kislev 4176 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 416 | 30 Kislev 4177 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 417 | 1 Tevet 4178 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 418 | 30 Kislev 4179 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 419 | 30 Kislev 4180 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 420 | 1 Tevet 4181 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 421 | 30 Kislev 4182 |
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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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