Chag HaBanot 639 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4400
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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 4400 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 636 | 1 Tevet 4397 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 637 | 30 Kislev 4398 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 638 | 30 Kislev 4399 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 639 | 1 Tevet 4400 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 640 | 30 Kislev 4401 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 641 | 30 Kislev 4402 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 642 | 30 Kislev 4403 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 643 | 30 Kislev 4404 |
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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