Chag HaBanot 873 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4634
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4634 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 871 | 30 Kislev 4632 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 872 | 1 Tevet 4633 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 873 | 30 Kislev 4634 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 874 | 30 Kislev 4635 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 875 | 1 Tevet 4636 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 876 | 30 Kislev 4637 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 877 | 30 Kislev 4638 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 878 | 30 Kislev 4639 |
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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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