Chag HaBanot 1278 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5039
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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 5039 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 1275 | 1 Tevet 5036 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1276 | 30 Kislev 5037 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1277 | 30 Kislev 5038 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1278 | 30 Kislev 5039 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1279 | 1 Tevet 5040 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1280 | 30 Kislev 5041 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1281 | 30 Kislev 5042 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1282 | 1 Tevet 5043 |
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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