Iyar
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Iyar (Hebrew: אִייָר or אִיָּר, Standard Iyyar Tiberian ʾIyyār ; from Akkadian ayyaru, meaning "Rosette; blossom") is the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year and the second month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian in origin. In the Bible it is called Ziv. It is a spring month of 29 days. Iyar usually falls in April–May on the Gregorian calendar.
[edit] Holidays in Iyar
- 4 Iyar: Yom Hazikaron (Hebrew: Memorial Day)
- 5 Iyar: Yom Ha'atzma'ut (Hebrew: [Israeli] Independence Day)
- 18 Iyar: Lag Ba'omer = Lag la‘omer (Hebrew:The Thirty-third of the Omer)
- 28 Iyar: Yom Yerushalayim (Hebrew: Jerusalem Day)
| Months of the Hebrew calendar | |||||||||||
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| Tishrei - Cheshvan - Kislev - Tevet - Shevat - Adar - Nisan - Iyar - Sivan - Tammuz - Av - Elul | |||||||||||
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