Chag HaBanot 478 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4239
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4239 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 476 | 1 Tevet 4237 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 477 | 30 Kislev 4238 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 478 | 30 Kislev 4239 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 479 | 1 Tevet 4240 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 480 | 30 Kislev 4241 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 481 | 30 Kislev 4242 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 482 | 30 Kislev 4243 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 483 | 1 Tevet 4244 |
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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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