Chag HaBanot 770 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4531
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4531 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 768 | 30 Kislev 4529 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 769 | 1 Tevet 4530 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 770 | 30 Kislev 4531 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 771 | 30 Kislev 4532 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 772 | 30 Kislev 4533 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 773 | 30 Kislev 4534 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 774 | 1 Tevet 4535 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 775 | 30 Kislev 4536 |
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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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