Chag HaBanot 798 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4559
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4559 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 796 | 30 Kislev 4557 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 797 | 1 Tevet 4558 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 798 | 30 Kislev 4559 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 799 | 30 Kislev 4560 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 800 | 30 Kislev 4561 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 801 | 1 Tevet 4562 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 802 | 30 Kislev 4563 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 803 | 30 Kislev 4564 |
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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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