Chag HaBanot 524 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4285
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4285 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 522 | 1 Tevet 4283 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 523 | 30 Kislev 4284 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 524 | 30 Kislev 4285 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 525 | 30 Kislev 4286 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 526 | 30 Kislev 4287 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 527 | 1 Tevet 4288 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 528 | 30 Kislev 4289 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 529 | 30 Kislev 4290 |
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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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