Chag HaBanot 688 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4449
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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 4449 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 685 | 30 Kislev 4446 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 686 | 30 Kislev 4447 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 687 | 1 Tevet 4448 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 688 | 30 Kislev 4449 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 689 | 30 Kislev 4450 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 690 | 30 Kislev 4451 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 691 | 1 Tevet 4452 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 692 | 30 Kislev 4453 |
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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