Chag HaBanot 1355 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5116
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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 5116 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 1352 | 30 Kislev 5113 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1353 | 1 Tevet 5114 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1354 | 30 Kislev 5115 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1355 | 30 Kislev 5116 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1356 | 30 Kislev 5117 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1357 | 1 Tevet 5118 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1358 | 30 Kislev 5119 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1359 | 30 Kislev 5120 |
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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