Chag HaBanot 561 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4322
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4322 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 559 | 30 Kislev 4320 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 560 | 30 Kislev 4321 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 561 | 1 Tevet 4322 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 562 | 30 Kislev 4323 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 563 | 30 Kislev 4324 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 564 | 30 Kislev 4325 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 565 | 1 Tevet 4326 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 566 | 30 Kislev 4327 |
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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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