Chag HaBanot 924 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4685
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4685 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 922 | 30 Kislev 4683 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 923 | 1 Tevet 4684 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 924 | 30 Kislev 4685 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 925 | 30 Kislev 4686 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 926 | 30 Kislev 4687 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 927 | 1 Tevet 4688 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 928 | 30 Kislev 4689 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 929 | 30 Kislev 4690 |
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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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