Chag HaBanot 1240 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5001
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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 5001 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 1237 | 30 Kislev 4998 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1238 | 30 Kislev 4999 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1239 | 1 Tevet 5000 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1240 | 30 Kislev 5001 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1241 | 30 Kislev 5002 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1242 | 30 Kislev 5003 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1243 | 30 Kislev 5004 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1244 | 1 Tevet 5005 |
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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