Chag HaBanot 535 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4296
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4296 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 533 | 30 Kislev 4294 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 534 | 1 Tevet 4295 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 535 | 30 Kislev 4296 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 536 | 30 Kislev 4297 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 537 | 30 Kislev 4298 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 538 | 1 Tevet 4299 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 539 | 30 Kislev 4300 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 540 | 30 Kislev 4301 |
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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
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