Chag HaBanot 1418 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5179
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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 5179 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 1415 | 1 Tevet 5176 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1416 | 30 Kislev 5177 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1417 | 30 Kislev 5178 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1418 | 30 Kislev 5179 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1419 | 30 Kislev 5180 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1420 | 1 Tevet 5181 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1421 | 30 Kislev 5182 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1422 | 30 Kislev 5183 |
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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