Chag HaBanot 1905 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5666
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5666 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 1902 | 30 Kislev 5663 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1903 | 30 Kislev 5664 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1904 | 30 Kislev 5665 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1905 | 30 Kislev 5666 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1906 | 30 Kislev 5667 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1907 | 1 Tevet 5668 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1908 | 30 Kislev 5669 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1909 | 1 Tevet 5670 |
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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