Chag HaBanot 2072 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 5833
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 5833 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.
Read more from rossingcenter.org or Wikipedia
Advertisement
Dates for Chag HaBanot
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chag HaBanot 2069 | 30 Kislev 5830 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2070 | 1 Tevet 5831 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2071 | 30 Kislev 5832 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2072 | 30 Kislev 5833 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2073 | 30 Kislev 5834 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2074 | 1 Tevet 5835 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2075 | 30 Kislev 5836 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2076 | 30 Kislev 5837 |
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
When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.