Chag HaBanot 935 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4696
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4696 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 933 | 30 Kislev 4694 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 934 | 1 Tevet 4695 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 935 | 30 Kislev 4696 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 936 | 30 Kislev 4697 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 937 | 30 Kislev 4698 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 938 | 1 Tevet 4699 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 939 | 30 Kislev 4700 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 940 | 30 Kislev 4701 |
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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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