Chag HaBanot 951 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4712
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4712 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 949 | 30 Kislev 4710 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 950 | 1 Tevet 4711 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 951 | 30 Kislev 4712 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 952 | 30 Kislev 4713 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 953 | 30 Kislev 4714 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 954 | 1 Tevet 4715 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 955 | 30 Kislev 4716 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 956 | 30 Kislev 4717 |
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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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