Chag HaBanot 726 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4487
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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 4487 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 723 | 1 Tevet 4484 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 724 | 30 Kislev 4485 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 725 | 30 Kislev 4486 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 726 | 1 Tevet 4487 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 727 | 30 Kislev 4488 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 728 | 30 Kislev 4489 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 729 | 30 Kislev 4490 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 730 | 1 Tevet 4491 |
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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