Chag HaBanot 1596 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5357
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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 5357 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 1593 | 1 Tevet 5354 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1594 | 30 Kislev 5355 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1595 | 30 Kislev 5356 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1596 | 30 Kislev 5357 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1597 | 1 Tevet 5358 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1598 | 30 Kislev 5359 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1599 | 30 Kislev 5360 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1600 | 1 Tevet 5361 |
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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