Chag HaBanot 573 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4334
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4334 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 571 | 30 Kislev 4332 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 572 | 30 Kislev 4333 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 573 | 30 Kislev 4334 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 574 | 1 Tevet 4335 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 575 | 30 Kislev 4336 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 576 | 30 Kislev 4337 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 577 | 1 Tevet 4338 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 578 | 30 Kislev 4339 |
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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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