Chag HaBanot 537 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4298
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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 4298 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 534 | 1 Tevet 4295 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 535 | 30 Kislev 4296 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 536 | 30 Kislev 4297 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 537 | 30 Kislev 4298 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 538 | 1 Tevet 4299 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 539 | 30 Kislev 4300 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 540 | 30 Kislev 4301 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 541 | 1 Tevet 4302 |
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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