Chag HaBanot 819 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4580
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4580 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 817 | 30 Kislev 4578 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 818 | 30 Kislev 4579 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 819 | 30 Kislev 4580 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 820 | 30 Kislev 4581 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 821 | 1 Tevet 4582 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 822 | 30 Kislev 4583 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 823 | 30 Kislev 4584 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 824 | 1 Tevet 4585 |
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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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