Chag HaBanot 905 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4666
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4666 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 903 | 30 Kislev 4664 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 904 | 30 Kislev 4665 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 905 | 30 Kislev 4666 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 906 | 1 Tevet 4667 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 907 | 30 Kislev 4668 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 908 | 30 Kislev 4669 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 909 | 30 Kislev 4670 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 910 | 1 Tevet 4671 |
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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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