Chag HaBanot 517 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4278
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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 4278 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 514 | 1 Tevet 4275 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 515 | 30 Kislev 4276 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 516 | 30 Kislev 4277 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 517 | 30 Kislev 4278 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 518 | 1 Tevet 4279 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 519 | 30 Kislev 4280 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 520 | 30 Kislev 4281 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 521 | 30 Kislev 4282 |
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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