Chag HaBanot 679 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4440
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4440 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 677 | 30 Kislev 4438 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 678 | 30 Kislev 4439 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 679 | 30 Kislev 4440 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 680 | 1 Tevet 4441 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 681 | 30 Kislev 4442 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 682 | 30 Kislev 4443 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 683 | 1 Tevet 4444 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 684 | 30 Kislev 4445 |
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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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