Chag HaBanot 1816 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5577
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5577 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 1813 | 30 Kislev 5574 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1814 | 30 Kislev 5575 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1815 | 30 Kislev 5576 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1816 | 1 Tevet 5577 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1817 | 30 Kislev 5578 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1818 | 30 Kislev 5579 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1819 | 30 Kislev 5580 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1820 | 1 Tevet 5581 |
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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