Chag HaBanot 449 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4210
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4210 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 447 | 30 Kislev 4208 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 448 | 30 Kislev 4209 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 449 | 1 Tevet 4210 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 450 | 30 Kislev 4211 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 451 | 30 Kislev 4212 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 452 | 1 Tevet 4213 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 453 | 30 Kislev 4214 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 454 | 30 Kislev 4215 |
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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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