Chag HaBanot 708 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4469
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4469 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 706 | 30 Kislev 4467 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 707 | 1 Tevet 4468 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 708 | 30 Kislev 4469 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 709 | 30 Kislev 4470 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 710 | 1 Tevet 4471 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 711 | 30 Kislev 4472 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 712 | 30 Kislev 4473 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 713 | 30 Kislev 4474 |
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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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