Chag HaBanot 1208 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4969
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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 4969 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 1205 | 30 Kislev 4966 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1206 | 30 Kislev 4967 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1207 | 30 Kislev 4968 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1208 | 1 Tevet 4969 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1209 | 30 Kislev 4970 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1210 | 30 Kislev 4971 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1211 | 30 Kislev 4972 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1212 | 1 Tevet 4973 |
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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