Chag HaBanot 1778 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5539
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5539 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 1775 | 30 Kislev 5536 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1776 | 1 Tevet 5537 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1777 | 30 Kislev 5538 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1778 | 30 Kislev 5539 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1779 | 30 Kislev 5540 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1780 | 30 Kislev 5541 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1781 | 30 Kislev 5542 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1782 | 1 Tevet 5543 |
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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