Chag HaBanot 1440 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5201
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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 5201 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 1437 | 30 Kislev 5198 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1438 | 30 Kislev 5199 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1439 | 30 Kislev 5200 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1440 | 1 Tevet 5201 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1441 | 30 Kislev 5202 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1442 | 30 Kislev 5203 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1443 | 30 Kislev 5204 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1444 | 1 Tevet 5205 |
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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