Chag HaBanot 199 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3960
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Hebcal does not take into account a correction of ten days that was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII known as the Gregorian Reformation. [1]
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 3960 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 196 | 30 Kislev 3957 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 197 | 1 Tevet 3958 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 198 | 30 Kislev 3959 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 199 | 30 Kislev 3960 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 200 | 30 Kislev 3961 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 201 | 30 Kislev 3962 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 202 | 1 Tevet 3963 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 203 | 30 Kislev 3964 |
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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