Chag HaBanot 1226 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4987
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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 4987 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 1223 | 30 Kislev 4984 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1224 | 1 Tevet 4985 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1225 | 30 Kislev 4986 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1226 | 30 Kislev 4987 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1227 | 30 Kislev 4988 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1228 | 1 Tevet 4989 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1229 | 30 Kislev 4990 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1230 | 30 Kislev 4991 |
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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