Chag HaBanot 1059 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4820
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Hebcal does not take into account a correction of ten days that was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII known as the Gregorian Reformation. [1]
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 4820 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 of the Jewish communities in the Middle East on Rosh Chodesh of the Jewish month of Tevet, during the Jewish holiday of Chanukah. The Jewish community where the holiday was most preserved is in Tunisia. But there is also evidence that it was also celebrated in Jewish communities in Libya, Algeria, Kushta, Morocco and Thessaloniki.
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Dates for Chag HaBanot
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chag HaBanot 1056 | 30 Kislev 4817 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1057 | 30 Kislev 4818 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1058 | 30 Kislev 4819 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1059 | 1 Tevet 4820 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1060 | 30 Kislev 4821 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1061 | 30 Kislev 4822 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1062 | 30 Kislev 4823 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1063 | 1 Tevet 4824 |
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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