Chag HaBanot 792 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4553
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4553 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 790 | 30 Kislev 4551 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 791 | 30 Kislev 4552 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 792 | 30 Kislev 4553 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 793 | 30 Kislev 4554 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 794 | 1 Tevet 4555 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 795 | 30 Kislev 4556 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 796 | 30 Kislev 4557 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 797 | 1 Tevet 4558 |
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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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