Chag HaBanot 1856 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5617
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5617 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 1853 | 30 Kislev 5614 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1854 | 30 Kislev 5615 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1855 | 1 Tevet 5616 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1856 | 30 Kislev 5617 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1857 | 30 Kislev 5618 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1858 | 30 Kislev 5619 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1859 | 30 Kislev 5620 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1860 | 1 Tevet 5621 |
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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