Chag HaBanot 2390 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6151
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6151 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 Jewish communities in the Middle East on Rosh Chodesh of the Hebrew month of Tevet, during the Jewish holiday of Chanukah. The Jewish community where the holiday was best preserved is in Tunisia, though it was also observed in Jewish communities in Libya, Algeria, Istanbul, Morocco, and Thessaloniki. The holiday carries connections to the narrative of Judith, who tricked and killed the invading general Holofernes, and to other heroic women in Jewish history.
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Dates for Chag HaBanot
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chag HaBanot 2388 | 1 Tevet 6149 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2389 | 30 Kislev 6150 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2390 | 30 Kislev 6151 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2391 | 30 Kislev 6152 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2392 | 1 Tevet 6153 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2393 | 30 Kislev 6154 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2394 | 30 Kislev 6155 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2395 | 1 Tevet 6156 |
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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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