Chag HaBanot 851 / חַג הַבָּנוֹת 4612
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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 4612 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 848 | 1 Tevet 4609 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 849 | 30 Kislev 4610 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 850 | 30 Kislev 4611 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 851 | 30 Kislev 4612 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 852 | 1 Tevet 4613 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 853 | 30 Kislev 4614 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 854 | 30 Kislev 4615 | ||
| Chag HaBanot 855 | 30 Kislev 4616 |
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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