Lag BaOmer
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Lag BaOmer is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer, marked by bonfires, outdoor festivities, and the commemoration of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lag BaOmer canonical | 8 |
| Lag B’Omer | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lag BaOmer
ⓘ
surface form:
Lag B’Omer
Lag LaOmer ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
children playing with bows and arrows
ⓘ
haircutting ceremonies ⓘ upsherin (first haircut at age three) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
Rabbi Akiva ⓘ Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Zohar ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Shimon bar Yochai
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
end of a plague among Rabbi Akiva’s students ⓘ |
| countryWhereWidelyObserved | Israel ⓘ |
| dayInOmerCount | 33 ⓘ |
| follows |
Passover
ⓘ
surface form:
Pesach
|
| halachicCategory | non-work-prohibited festival ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Jewish unity
ⓘ
Torah study ⓘ mystical revelation ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | minor holiday ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageLocation | Meron, Israel ⓘ |
| mourningCustom |
haircuts permitted in many communities
ⓘ
music permitted in many communities ⓘ weddings permitted ⓘ |
| mourningRestrictions | partially lifted ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | 33rd day of the Omer ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Haredi Jews
ⓘ
Hasidism ⓘ
surface form:
Hasidic Jews
Jews ⓘ religious Zionists ⓘ |
| occursOnHebrewDate | 18 Iyar ⓘ |
| partOf | Counting of the Omer ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite |
tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
ⓘ
surface form:
Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
|
| precedes | Shavuot ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
joy during the Omer period
ⓘ
spiritual light ⓘ |
| typicalRitual |
barbecues
ⓘ
lighting bonfires ⓘ outdoor celebrations ⓘ parades ⓘ picnics ⓘ pilgrimage to Meron ⓘ visiting graves of sages ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shimon bar Yochai
this entity surface form:
Lag B’Omer