Chag HaBanot 831 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4592
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4592 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 829 | 30 Kislev 4590 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 830 | 30 Kislev 4591 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 831 | 30 Kislev 4592 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 832 | 1 Tevet 4593 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 833 | 30 Kislev 4594 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 834 | 30 Kislev 4595 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 835 | 30 Kislev 4596 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 836 | 1 Tevet 4597 |
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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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