Chag HaBanot 551 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4312
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4312 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 549 | 30 Kislev 4310 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 550 | 1 Tevet 4311 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 551 | 30 Kislev 4312 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 552 | 30 Kislev 4313 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 553 | 30 Kislev 4314 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 554 | 1 Tevet 4315 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 555 | 30 Kislev 4316 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 556 | 30 Kislev 4317 |
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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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