Chag HaBanot 1927 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5688
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5688 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 1924 | 30 Kislev 5685 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1925 | 30 Kislev 5686 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1926 | 1 Tevet 5687 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1927 | 30 Kislev 5688 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1928 | 30 Kislev 5689 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1929 | 1 Tevet 5690 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1930 | 30 Kislev 5691 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1931 | 30 Kislev 5692 |
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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