Chag HaBanot 1294 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5055
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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 5055 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 1291 | 1 Tevet 5052 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1292 | 30 Kislev 5053 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1293 | 30 Kislev 5054 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1294 | 30 Kislev 5055 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1295 | 1 Tevet 5056 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1296 | 30 Kislev 5057 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1297 | 30 Kislev 5058 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1298 | 30 Kislev 5059 |
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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