Chag HaBanot 892 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4653
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4653 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 890 | 30 Kislev 4651 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 891 | 30 Kislev 4652 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 892 | 1 Tevet 4653 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 893 | 30 Kislev 4654 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 894 | 1 Tevet 4655 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 895 | 30 Kislev 4656 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 896 | 30 Kislev 4657 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 897 | 30 Kislev 4658 |
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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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