Chag HaBanot 842 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4603
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4603 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 840 | 1 Tevet 4601 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 841 | 30 Kislev 4602 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 842 | 30 Kislev 4603 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 843 | 1 Tevet 4604 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 844 | 30 Kislev 4605 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 845 | 30 Kislev 4606 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 846 | 30 Kislev 4607 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 847 | 30 Kislev 4608 |
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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
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