Chag HaBanot 1126 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4887
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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 4887 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 1123 | 30 Kislev 4884 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1124 | 30 Kislev 4885 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1125 | 30 Kislev 4886 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1126 | 1 Tevet 4887 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1127 | 30 Kislev 4888 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1128 | 30 Kislev 4889 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1129 | 30 Kislev 4890 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1130 | 1 Tevet 4891 |
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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