Chag HaBanot 960 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4721
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4721 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 958 | 30 Kislev 4719 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 959 | 30 Kislev 4720 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 960 | 30 Kislev 4721 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 961 | 1 Tevet 4722 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 962 | 30 Kislev 4723 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 963 | 30 Kislev 4724 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 964 | 30 Kislev 4725 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 965 | 1 Tevet 4726 |
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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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