Chag HaBanot 1889 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5650
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5650 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 1886 | 30 Kislev 5647 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1887 | 1 Tevet 5648 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1888 | 30 Kislev 5649 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1889 | 30 Kislev 5650 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1890 | 1 Tevet 5651 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1891 | 30 Kislev 5652 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1892 | 30 Kislev 5653 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1893 | 30 Kislev 5654 |
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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