Chag HaBanot 420 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4181
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4181 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 418 | 30 Kislev 4179 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 419 | 30 Kislev 4180 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 420 | 1 Tevet 4181 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 421 | 30 Kislev 4182 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 422 | 30 Kislev 4183 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 423 | 30 Kislev 4184 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 424 | 30 Kislev 4185 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 425 | 1 Tevet 4186 |
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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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