Chag HaBanot 878 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4639
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4639 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 876 | 30 Kislev 4637 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 877 | 30 Kislev 4638 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 878 | 30 Kislev 4639 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 879 | 1 Tevet 4640 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 880 | 30 Kislev 4641 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 881 | 30 Kislev 4642 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 882 | 30 Kislev 4643 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 883 | 1 Tevet 4644 |
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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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