Chag HaBanot 605 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4366
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4366 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 603 | 30 Kislev 4364 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 604 | 30 Kislev 4365 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 605 | 1 Tevet 4366 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 606 | 30 Kislev 4367 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 607 | 30 Kislev 4368 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 608 | 30 Kislev 4369 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 609 | 1 Tevet 4370 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 610 | 30 Kislev 4371 |
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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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