Chag HaBanot 1874 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5635
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5635 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 1871 | 1 Tevet 5632 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1872 | 30 Kislev 5633 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1873 | 30 Kislev 5634 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1874 | 1 Tevet 5635 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1875 | 30 Kislev 5636 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1876 | 30 Kislev 5637 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1877 | 30 Kislev 5638 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1878 | 30 Kislev 5639 |
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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