Chag HaBanot 1896 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5657
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5657 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 1893 | 30 Kislev 5654 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1894 | 1 Tevet 5655 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1895 | 30 Kislev 5656 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1896 | 30 Kislev 5657 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1897 | 30 Kislev 5658 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1898 | 1 Tevet 5659 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1899 | 30 Kislev 5660 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1900 | 30 Kislev 5661 |
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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