Chag HaBanot 679 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4440
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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 4440 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 676 | 1 Tevet 4437 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 677 | 30 Kislev 4438 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 678 | 30 Kislev 4439 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 679 | 30 Kislev 4440 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 680 | 1 Tevet 4441 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 681 | 30 Kislev 4442 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 682 | 30 Kislev 4443 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 683 | 1 Tevet 4444 |
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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