Chag HaBanot 813 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4574
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4574 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 811 | 30 Kislev 4572 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 812 | 1 Tevet 4573 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 813 | 30 Kislev 4574 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 814 | 30 Kislev 4575 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 815 | 30 Kislev 4576 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 816 | 1 Tevet 4577 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 817 | 30 Kislev 4578 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 818 | 30 Kislev 4579 |
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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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