Chag HaBanot 584 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4345
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4345 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 582 | 30 Kislev 4343 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 583 | 30 Kislev 4344 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 584 | 30 Kislev 4345 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 585 | 1 Tevet 4346 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 586 | 30 Kislev 4347 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 587 | 30 Kislev 4348 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 588 | 30 Kislev 4349 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 589 | 1 Tevet 4350 |
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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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