Chag HaBanot 398 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4159
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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 4159 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 395 | 30 Kislev 4156 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 396 | 30 Kislev 4157 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 397 | 30 Kislev 4158 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 398 | 1 Tevet 4159 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 399 | 30 Kislev 4160 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 400 | 1 Tevet 4161 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 401 | 30 Kislev 4162 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 402 | 30 Kislev 4163 |
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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