Chag HaBanot 1098 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4859
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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 4859 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 1095 | 1 Tevet 4856 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1096 | 30 Kislev 4857 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1097 | 30 Kislev 4858 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1098 | 30 Kislev 4859 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1099 | 1 Tevet 4860 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1100 | 30 Kislev 4861 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1101 | 30 Kislev 4862 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1102 | 30 Kislev 4863 |
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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