Chag HaBanot 436 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4197
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4197 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 434 | 30 Kislev 4195 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 435 | 30 Kislev 4196 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 436 | 1 Tevet 4197 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 437 | 30 Kislev 4198 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 438 | 30 Kislev 4199 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 439 | 30 Kislev 4200 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 440 | 1 Tevet 4201 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 441 | 30 Kislev 4202 |
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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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