Chag HaBanot 1199 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4960
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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 4960 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 1196 | 30 Kislev 4957 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1197 | 1 Tevet 4958 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1198 | 30 Kislev 4959 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1199 | 30 Kislev 4960 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1200 | 30 Kislev 4961 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1201 | 1 Tevet 4962 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1202 | 30 Kislev 4963 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1203 | 30 Kislev 4964 |
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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