Chag HaBanot 1971 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5732
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5732 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 1967 | 30 Kislev 5728 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1968 | 30 Kislev 5729 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1969 | 1 Tevet 5730 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1970 | 30 Kislev 5731 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1971 | 30 Kislev 5732 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1972 | 1 Tevet 5733 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1973 | 30 Kislev 5734 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1974 | 30 Kislev 5735 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1975 | 30 Kislev 5736 |
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
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