Chag HaBanot 717 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4478
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4478 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 715 | 30 Kislev 4476 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 716 | 30 Kislev 4477 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 717 | 30 Kislev 4478 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 718 | 1 Tevet 4479 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 719 | 30 Kislev 4480 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 720 | 30 Kislev 4481 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 721 | 30 Kislev 4482 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 722 | 30 Kislev 4483 |
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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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