Chag HaBanot 638 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4399
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4399 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 636 | 1 Tevet 4397 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 637 | 30 Kislev 4398 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 638 | 30 Kislev 4399 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 639 | 1 Tevet 4400 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 640 | 30 Kislev 4401 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 641 | 30 Kislev 4402 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 642 | 30 Kislev 4403 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 643 | 30 Kislev 4404 |
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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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