Chag HaBanot 3883 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 7644
North African Chanukah festival of daughters ✡️
Chag HaBanot for Hebrew Year 7644 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.
Read more from rossingcenter.org or Wikipedia
Advertisement
Dates for Chag HaBanot
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chag HaBanot 3880 | 30 Kislev 7641 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 3882 | 30 Kislev 7642 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 3882 | 30 Kislev 7643 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 3883 | 1 Tevet 7644 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 3884 | 30 Kislev 7645 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 3885 | 1 Tevet 7646 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 3887 | 30 Kislev 7647 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 3887 | 30 Kislev 7648 |
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
When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.