Chag HaBanot 724 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4485
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4485 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 722 | 30 Kislev 4483 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 723 | 1 Tevet 4484 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 724 | 30 Kislev 4485 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 725 | 30 Kislev 4486 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 726 | 1 Tevet 4487 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 727 | 30 Kislev 4488 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 728 | 30 Kislev 4489 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 729 | 30 Kislev 4490 |
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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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