Chag HaBanot 1627 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5388
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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 5388 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 1624 | 1 Tevet 5385 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1625 | 30 Kislev 5386 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1626 | 30 Kislev 5387 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1627 | 1 Tevet 5388 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1628 | 30 Kislev 5389 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1629 | 30 Kislev 5390 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1630 | 30 Kislev 5391 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1631 | 30 Kislev 5392 |
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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