Chag HaBanot 579 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4340
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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 4340 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 576 | 30 Kislev 4337 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 577 | 1 Tevet 4338 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 578 | 30 Kislev 4339 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 579 | 30 Kislev 4340 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 580 | 30 Kislev 4341 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 581 | 1 Tevet 4342 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 582 | 30 Kislev 4343 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 583 | 30 Kislev 4344 |
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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