Chag HaBanot 259 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4020
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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 4020 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 256 | 1 Tevet 4017 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 257 | 30 Kislev 4018 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 258 | 30 Kislev 4019 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 259 | 30 Kislev 4020 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 260 | 1 Tevet 4021 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 261 | 30 Kislev 4022 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 262 | 30 Kislev 4023 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 263 | 30 Kislev 4024 |
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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