Chag HaBanot 756 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4517
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4517 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 754 | 1 Tevet 4515 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 755 | 30 Kislev 4516 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 756 | 30 Kislev 4517 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 757 | 30 Kislev 4518 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 758 | 1 Tevet 4519 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 759 | 30 Kislev 4520 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 760 | 30 Kislev 4521 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 761 | 1 Tevet 4522 |
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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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