Chag HaBanot 1559 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5320
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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 5320 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 1556 | 30 Kislev 5317 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1557 | 1 Tevet 5318 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1558 | 30 Kislev 5319 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1559 | 30 Kislev 5320 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1560 | 30 Kislev 5321 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1561 | 30 Kislev 5322 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1562 | 1 Tevet 5323 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1563 | 30 Kislev 5324 |
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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