Chag HaBanot 805 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4566
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4566 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 803 | 30 Kislev 4564 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 804 | 30 Kislev 4565 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 805 | 1 Tevet 4566 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 806 | 30 Kislev 4567 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 807 | 30 Kislev 4568 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 808 | 1 Tevet 4569 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 809 | 30 Kislev 4570 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 810 | 30 Kislev 4571 |
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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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