Chag HaBanot 1827 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5588
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5588 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 1824 | 30 Kislev 5585 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1825 | 30 Kislev 5586 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1826 | 30 Kislev 5587 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1827 | 1 Tevet 5588 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1828 | 30 Kislev 5589 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1829 | 30 Kislev 5590 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1830 | 30 Kislev 5591 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1831 | 1 Tevet 5592 |
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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