Chag HaBanot 749 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4510
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4510 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 747 | 30 Kislev 4508 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 748 | 30 Kislev 4509 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 749 | 30 Kislev 4510 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 750 | 1 Tevet 4511 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 751 | 30 Kislev 4512 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 752 | 30 Kislev 4513 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 753 | 30 Kislev 4514 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 754 | 1 Tevet 4515 |
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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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