Chag HaBanot 226 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 3987
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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 3987 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 223 | 30 Kislev 3984 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 224 | 1 Tevet 3985 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 225 | 30 Kislev 3986 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 226 | 30 Kislev 3987 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 227 | 30 Kislev 3988 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 228 | 30 Kislev 3989 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 229 | 1 Tevet 3990 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 230 | 30 Kislev 3991 |
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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