Chag HaBanot 615 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4376
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4376 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 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 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 619 | 30 Kislev 4380 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 620 | 1 Tevet 4381 |
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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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