Chag HaBanot 1159 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4920
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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 4920 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 1156 | 30 Kislev 4917 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1157 | 1 Tevet 4918 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1158 | 30 Kislev 4919 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1159 | 30 Kislev 4920 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1160 | 30 Kislev 4921 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1161 | 1 Tevet 4922 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1162 | 30 Kislev 4923 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1163 | 30 Kislev 4924 |
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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