Chag HaBanot 240 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4001
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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 4001 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 237 | 30 Kislev 3998 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 238 | 30 Kislev 3999 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 239 | 30 Kislev 4000 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 240 | 1 Tevet 4001 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 241 | 30 Kislev 4002 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 242 | 30 Kislev 4003 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 243 | 30 Kislev 4004 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 244 | 1 Tevet 4005 |
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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