Chag HaBanot 1918 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5679
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5679 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 1915 | 30 Kislev 5676 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1916 | 30 Kislev 5677 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1917 | 30 Kislev 5678 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1918 | 1 Tevet 5679 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1919 | 30 Kislev 5680 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1920 | 30 Kislev 5681 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1921 | 30 Kislev 5682 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1922 | 1 Tevet 5683 |
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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