Chag HaBanot 518 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4279
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4279 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 516 | 30 Kislev 4277 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 517 | 30 Kislev 4278 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 518 | 1 Tevet 4279 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 519 | 30 Kislev 4280 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 520 | 30 Kislev 4281 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 521 | 30 Kislev 4282 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 522 | 1 Tevet 4283 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 523 | 30 Kislev 4284 |
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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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