Chag HaBanot 717 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4478
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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 4478 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 714 | 1 Tevet 4475 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 715 | 30 Kislev 4476 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 716 | 30 Kislev 4477 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 717 | 30 Kislev 4478 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 718 | 1 Tevet 4479 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 719 | 30 Kislev 4480 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 720 | 30 Kislev 4481 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 721 | 30 Kislev 4482 |
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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