Chag HaBanot 1118 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4879
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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 4879 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 1115 | 30 Kislev 4876 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1116 | 30 Kislev 4877 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1117 | 30 Kislev 4878 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1118 | 30 Kislev 4879 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1119 | 1 Tevet 4880 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1120 | 30 Kislev 4881 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1121 | 30 Kislev 4882 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1122 | 1 Tevet 4883 |
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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