Chag HaBanot 765 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4526
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4526 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 763 | 30 Kislev 4524 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 764 | 30 Kislev 4525 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 765 | 1 Tevet 4526 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 766 | 30 Kislev 4527 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 767 | 30 Kislev 4528 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 768 | 30 Kislev 4529 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 769 | 1 Tevet 4530 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 770 | 30 Kislev 4531 |
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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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