Chag HaBanot 613 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4374
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4374 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 611 | 30 Kislev 4372 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 612 | 1 Tevet 4373 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 613 | 30 Kislev 4374 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 614 | 30 Kislev 4375 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 615 | 30 Kislev 4376 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 616 | 1 Tevet 4377 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 617 | 30 Kislev 4378 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 618 | 30 Kislev 4379 |
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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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