Chag HaBanot 503 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4264
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4264 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 501 | 30 Kislev 4262 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 502 | 30 Kislev 4263 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 503 | 1 Tevet 4264 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 504 | 30 Kislev 4265 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 505 | 30 Kislev 4266 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 506 | 30 Kislev 4267 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 507 | 1 Tevet 4268 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 508 | 30 Kislev 4269 |
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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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