Chag HaBanot 1256 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5017
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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 5017 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 1253 | 30 Kislev 5014 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1254 | 30 Kislev 5015 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1255 | 1 Tevet 5016 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1256 | 30 Kislev 5017 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1257 | 30 Kislev 5018 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1258 | 30 Kislev 5019 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1259 | 1 Tevet 5020 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1260 | 30 Kislev 5021 |
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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