Chag HaBanot 429 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4190
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4190 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 427 | 30 Kislev 4188 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 428 | 30 Kislev 4189 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 429 | 1 Tevet 4190 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 430 | 30 Kislev 4191 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 431 | 30 Kislev 4192 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 432 | 30 Kislev 4193 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 433 | 1 Tevet 4194 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 434 | 30 Kislev 4195 |
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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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