Chag HaBanot 458 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4219
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4219 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 456 | 1 Tevet 4217 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 457 | 30 Kislev 4218 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 458 | 30 Kislev 4219 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 459 | 30 Kislev 4220 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 460 | 1 Tevet 4221 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 461 | 30 Kislev 4222 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 462 | 30 Kislev 4223 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 463 | 1 Tevet 4224 |
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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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