Chag HaBanot 626 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4387
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4387 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 624 | 30 Kislev 4385 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 625 | 1 Tevet 4386 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 626 | 30 Kislev 4387 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 627 | 30 Kislev 4388 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 628 | 1 Tevet 4389 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 629 | 30 Kislev 4390 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 630 | 30 Kislev 4391 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 631 | 30 Kislev 4392 |
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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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