Chag HaBanot 696 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4457
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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 4457 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 693 | 30 Kislev 4454 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 694 | 30 Kislev 4455 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 695 | 30 Kislev 4456 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 696 | 1 Tevet 4457 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 697 | 30 Kislev 4458 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 698 | 30 Kislev 4459 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 699 | 1 Tevet 4460 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 700 | 30 Kislev 4461 |
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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