Chag HaBanot 781 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4542
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4542 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 779 | 30 Kislev 4540 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 780 | 30 Kislev 4541 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 781 | 1 Tevet 4542 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 782 | 30 Kislev 4543 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 783 | 30 Kislev 4544 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 784 | 30 Kislev 4545 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 785 | 1 Tevet 4546 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 786 | 30 Kislev 4547 |
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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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