Adar

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Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Purim and themes of joy and celebration.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Adar (in common years) 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar month
month of the Hebrew calendar
associatedWith Purim
celebration
joy
associatedWithTribe Tribe of Naftali (in some traditions)
calendarSystem Hebrew calendar
containsFastDay Fast of Esther
containsFestival Purim
containsSpecialSabbath Shabbat Zachor
follows Shevat
halachicStatusInLeapYear Purim observed in Adar II
hasLeapYearVariant Adar I
Adar I
surface form: Adar II
languageOfName Hebrew
liturgicalTheme increased joy
nameOrigin Akkadian
numericValueInLeapYear 12 or 13 depending on Adar I/II
occursInGregorian February
March
occursInSeason late winter
positionInHebrewCalendar 12
precedes Nisan
religiousTradition Judaism
themeInRabbinicLiterature “When Adar enters, joy increases”
typeOfCalendarMonth lunisolar month
typicalLengthDays 29
usedIn Jewish civil calendar
Hebrew calendar
surface form: Jewish religious calendar

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adar I contrastedWith Adar
this entity surface form: Adar (in common years)
Nisan followsMonth Adar
Adar I precedes Adar