Chag HaBanot 565 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4326
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4326 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 563 | 30 Kislev 4324 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 564 | 30 Kislev 4325 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 565 | 1 Tevet 4326 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 566 | 30 Kislev 4327 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 567 | 30 Kislev 4328 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 568 | 30 Kislev 4329 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 569 | 1 Tevet 4330 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 570 | 30 Kislev 4331 |
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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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