Chag HaBanot 179 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3940
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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 3940 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 176 | 30 Kislev 3937 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 177 | 30 Kislev 3938 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 178 | 1 Tevet 3939 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 179 | 30 Kislev 3940 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 180 | 30 Kislev 3941 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 181 | 30 Kislev 3942 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 182 | 1 Tevet 3943 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 183 | 30 Kislev 3944 |
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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