Chag HaBanot 2066 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5827
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5827 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2062 | 30 Kislev 5823 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2063 | 1 Tevet 5824 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2064 | 30 Kislev 5825 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2065 | 30 Kislev 5826 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2066 | 30 Kislev 5827 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2067 | 1 Tevet 5828 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2068 | 30 Kislev 5829 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2069 | 30 Kislev 5830 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2070 | 1 Tevet 5831 |
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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