Chag HaBanot 491 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4252
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4252 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 489 | 30 Kislev 4250 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 490 | 30 Kislev 4251 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 491 | 1 Tevet 4252 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 492 | 30 Kislev 4253 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 493 | 30 Kislev 4254 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 494 | 30 Kislev 4255 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 495 | 1 Tevet 4256 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 496 | 30 Kislev 4257 |
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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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