Chag HaBanot 733 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4494
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4494 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 731 | 30 Kislev 4492 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 732 | 30 Kislev 4493 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 733 | 30 Kislev 4494 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 734 | 1 Tevet 4495 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 735 | 30 Kislev 4496 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 736 | 30 Kislev 4497 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 737 | 30 Kislev 4498 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 738 | 1 Tevet 4499 |
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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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