Chag HaBanot 580 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4341
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4341 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 578 | 30 Kislev 4339 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 579 | 30 Kislev 4340 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 580 | 30 Kislev 4341 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 581 | 1 Tevet 4342 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 582 | 30 Kislev 4343 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 583 | 30 Kislev 4344 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 584 | 30 Kislev 4345 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 585 | 1 Tevet 4346 |
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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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