Chag HaBanot 247 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4008
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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 4008 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 244 | 1 Tevet 4005 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 245 | 30 Kislev 4006 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 246 | 30 Kislev 4007 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 247 | 30 Kislev 4008 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 248 | 1 Tevet 4009 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 249 | 30 Kislev 4010 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 250 | 30 Kislev 4011 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 251 | 1 Tevet 4012 |
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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