Chag HaBanot 116 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3877
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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 3877 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 113 | 30 Kislev 3874 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 114 | 30 Kislev 3875 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 115 | 1 Tevet 3876 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 116 | 30 Kislev 3877 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 117 | 30 Kislev 3878 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 118 | 1 Tevet 3879 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 119 | 30 Kislev 3880 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 120 | 30 Kislev 3881 |
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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