Chag HaBanot 388 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4149
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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 4149 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 385 | 1 Tevet 4146 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 386 | 30 Kislev 4147 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 387 | 30 Kislev 4148 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 388 | 30 Kislev 4149 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 389 | 1 Tevet 4150 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 390 | 30 Kislev 4151 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 391 | 30 Kislev 4152 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 392 | 1 Tevet 4153 |
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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