Chag HaBanot 1179 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4940
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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 4940 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 1176 | 30 Kislev 4937 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1177 | 1 Tevet 4938 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1178 | 30 Kislev 4939 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1179 | 30 Kislev 4940 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1180 | 30 Kislev 4941 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1181 | 1 Tevet 4942 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1182 | 30 Kislev 4943 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1183 | 30 Kislev 4944 |
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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