Chag HaBanot 465 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4226
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4226 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 463 | 1 Tevet 4224 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 464 | 30 Kislev 4225 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 465 | 30 Kislev 4226 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 466 | 30 Kislev 4227 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 467 | 1 Tevet 4228 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 468 | 30 Kislev 4229 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 469 | 30 Kislev 4230 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 470 | 30 Kislev 4231 |
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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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