Chag HaBanot 883 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4644
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4644 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 881 | 30 Kislev 4642 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 882 | 30 Kislev 4643 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 883 | 1 Tevet 4644 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 884 | 30 Kislev 4645 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 885 | 30 Kislev 4646 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 886 | 1 Tevet 4647 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 887 | 30 Kislev 4648 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 888 | 30 Kislev 4649 |
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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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