Chag HaBanot 1338 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5099
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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 5099 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 1335 | 30 Kislev 5096 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1336 | 30 Kislev 5097 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1337 | 1 Tevet 5098 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1338 | 30 Kislev 5099 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1339 | 30 Kislev 5100 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1340 | 30 Kislev 5101 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1341 | 30 Kislev 5102 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1342 | 1 Tevet 5103 |
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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