Chag HaBanot 1783 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5544
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5544 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 1780 | 30 Kislev 5541 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1781 | 30 Kislev 5542 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1782 | 1 Tevet 5543 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1783 | 30 Kislev 5544 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1784 | 30 Kislev 5545 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1785 | 1 Tevet 5546 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1786 | 30 Kislev 5547 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1787 | 30 Kislev 5548 |
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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