Chag HaBanot 159 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3920
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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 3920 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 156 | 30 Kislev 3917 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 157 | 30 Kislev 3918 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 158 | 1 Tevet 3919 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 159 | 30 Kislev 3920 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 160 | 30 Kislev 3921 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 161 | 30 Kislev 3922 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 162 | 1 Tevet 3923 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 163 | 30 Kislev 3924 |
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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