Chag HaBanot 742 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4503
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4503 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 740 | 30 Kislev 4501 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 741 | 30 Kislev 4502 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 742 | 1 Tevet 4503 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 743 | 30 Kislev 4504 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 744 | 30 Kislev 4505 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 745 | 1 Tevet 4506 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 746 | 30 Kislev 4507 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 747 | 30 Kislev 4508 |
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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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