Chag HaBanot 1639 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5400
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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 5400 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 1636 | 30 Kislev 5397 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1637 | 30 Kislev 5398 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1638 | 30 Kislev 5399 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1639 | 30 Kislev 5400 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1640 | 1 Tevet 5401 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1641 | 30 Kislev 5402 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1642 | 30 Kislev 5403 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1643 | 1 Tevet 5404 |
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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