Chag HaBanot 827 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4588
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4588 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 825 | 30 Kislev 4586 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 826 | 30 Kislev 4587 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 827 | 30 Kislev 4588 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 828 | 1 Tevet 4589 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 829 | 30 Kislev 4590 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 830 | 30 Kislev 4591 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 831 | 30 Kislev 4592 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 832 | 1 Tevet 4593 |
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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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