Chag HaBanot 556 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4317
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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 4317 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 553 | 30 Kislev 4314 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 554 | 1 Tevet 4315 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 555 | 30 Kislev 4316 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 556 | 30 Kislev 4317 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 557 | 30 Kislev 4318 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 558 | 1 Tevet 4319 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 559 | 30 Kislev 4320 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 560 | 30 Kislev 4321 |
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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