Chag HaBanot 687 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4448
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4448 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 685 | 30 Kislev 4446 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 686 | 30 Kislev 4447 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 687 | 1 Tevet 4448 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 688 | 30 Kislev 4449 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 689 | 30 Kislev 4450 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 690 | 30 Kislev 4451 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 691 | 1 Tevet 4452 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 692 | 30 Kislev 4453 |
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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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