Chag HaBanot 979 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4740
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4740 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 977 | 1 Tevet 4738 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 978 | 30 Kislev 4739 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 979 | 30 Kislev 4740 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 980 | 30 Kislev 4741 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 981 | 1 Tevet 4742 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 982 | 30 Kislev 4743 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 983 | 30 Kislev 4744 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 984 | 1 Tevet 4745 |
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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
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