Chag HaBanot 1236 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4997
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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 4997 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 1233 | 30 Kislev 4994 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1234 | 30 Kislev 4995 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1235 | 1 Tevet 4996 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1236 | 30 Kislev 4997 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1237 | 30 Kislev 4998 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1238 | 30 Kislev 4999 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1239 | 1 Tevet 5000 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1240 | 30 Kislev 5001 |
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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