Chag HaBanot 1879 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5640
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5640 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 1876 | 30 Kislev 5637 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1877 | 30 Kislev 5638 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1878 | 30 Kislev 5639 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1879 | 30 Kislev 5640 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1880 | 1 Tevet 5641 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1881 | 30 Kislev 5642 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1882 | 1 Tevet 5643 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1883 | 30 Kislev 5644 |
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
by Michael Strassfeld
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