Chag HaBanot 1998 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5759
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5759 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 1995 | 30 Kislev 5756 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1996 | 1 Tevet 5757 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1997 | 30 Kislev 5758 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1998 | 30 Kislev 5759 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 1999 | 30 Kislev 5760 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2000 | 1 Tevet 5761 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2001 | 30 Kislev 5762 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2002 | 30 Kislev 5763 |
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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