Chag HaBanot 2962 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 6723
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 6723 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 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 2958 | 30 Kislev 6719 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2959 | 30 Kislev 6720 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2960 | 1 Tevet 6721 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2961 | 30 Kislev 6722 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2962 | 30 Kislev 6723 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2963 | 30 Kislev 6724 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2964 | 1 Tevet 6725 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 2965 | 30 Kislev 6726 |
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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