Chag HaBanot 1954 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5715
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5715 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 1951 | 30 Kislev 5712 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1952 | 30 Kislev 5713 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1953 | 1 Tevet 5714 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1954 | 30 Kislev 5715 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1955 | 30 Kislev 5716 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1956 | 30 Kislev 5717 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1957 | 30 Kislev 5718 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1958 | 1 Tevet 5719 |
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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