Chag HaBanot 1795 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5556
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5556 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 1792 | 30 Kislev 5553 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1793 | 1 Tevet 5554 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1794 | 30 Kislev 5555 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1795 | 30 Kislev 5556 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1796 | 1 Tevet 5557 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1797 | 30 Kislev 5558 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1798 | 30 Kislev 5559 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1799 | 30 Kislev 5560 |
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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