Chag HaBanot 596 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4357
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4357 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 594 | 30 Kislev 4355 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 595 | 30 Kislev 4356 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 596 | 30 Kislev 4357 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 597 | 30 Kislev 4358 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 598 | 1 Tevet 4359 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 599 | 30 Kislev 4360 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 600 | 30 Kislev 4361 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 601 | 1 Tevet 4362 |
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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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