Chag HaBanot 911 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4672
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4672 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 909 | 30 Kislev 4670 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 910 | 1 Tevet 4671 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 911 | 30 Kislev 4672 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 912 | 30 Kislev 4673 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 913 | 30 Kislev 4674 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 914 | 1 Tevet 4675 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 915 | 30 Kislev 4676 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 916 | 30 Kislev 4677 |
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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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