Chag HaBanot 667 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4428
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4428 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 665 | 30 Kislev 4426 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 666 | 30 Kislev 4427 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 667 | 1 Tevet 4428 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 668 | 30 Kislev 4429 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 669 | 30 Kislev 4430 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 670 | 30 Kislev 4431 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 671 | 30 Kislev 4432 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 672 | 1 Tevet 4433 |
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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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