Chag HaBanot 1769 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5530
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5530 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 1766 | 30 Kislev 5527 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1767 | 30 Kislev 5528 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1768 | 30 Kislev 5529 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1769 | 1 Tevet 5530 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1770 | 30 Kislev 5531 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1771 | 30 Kislev 5532 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1772 | 30 Kislev 5533 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1773 | 1 Tevet 5534 |
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
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