Chag HaBanot 1166 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4927
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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 4927 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 1163 | 30 Kislev 4924 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1164 | 30 Kislev 4925 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1165 | 30 Kislev 4926 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1166 | 1 Tevet 4927 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1167 | 30 Kislev 4928 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1168 | 1 Tevet 4929 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1169 | 30 Kislev 4930 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1170 | 30 Kislev 4931 |
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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