Chag HaBanot 544 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4305
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4305 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 542 | 30 Kislev 4303 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 543 | 30 Kislev 4304 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 544 | 30 Kislev 4305 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 545 | 30 Kislev 4306 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 546 | 30 Kislev 4307 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 547 | 1 Tevet 4308 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 548 | 30 Kislev 4309 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 549 | 30 Kislev 4310 |
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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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