Chag HaBanot 899 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4660
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4660 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 897 | 30 Kislev 4658 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 898 | 30 Kislev 4659 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 899 | 1 Tevet 4660 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 900 | 30 Kislev 4661 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 901 | 30 Kislev 4662 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 902 | 1 Tevet 4663 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 903 | 30 Kislev 4664 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 904 | 30 Kislev 4665 |
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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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