Chag HaBanot 985 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4746
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4746 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 983 | 30 Kislev 4744 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 984 | 1 Tevet 4745 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 985 | 30 Kislev 4746 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 986 | 30 Kislev 4747 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 987 | 30 Kislev 4748 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 988 | 1 Tevet 4749 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 989 | 30 Kislev 4750 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 990 | 30 Kislev 4751 |
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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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