Chag HaBanot 994 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4755
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4755 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 992 | 1 Tevet 4753 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 993 | 30 Kislev 4754 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 994 | 30 Kislev 4755 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 995 | 30 Kislev 4756 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 996 | 30 Kislev 4757 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 997 | 1 Tevet 4758 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 998 | 30 Kislev 4759 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 999 | 30 Kislev 4760 |
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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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