Day of Independence

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Day of Independence is the English rendering of "Yom Ha’atzmaut," the national holiday commemorating the establishment of the modern State of Israel.

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Label Occurrences
Day of Independence canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli holiday
national holiday
public holiday
adjacentTo Yom HaShoah
surface form: Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)

Yom HaZikaron
surface form: Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron)
associatedWith Israeli statehood
Zionism
calendar Hebrew calendar
commemorates Israeli Declaration of Independence
establishment of the modern State of Israel
country Israel
surface form: State of Israel
dateAdjustmentRule moved to avoid desecration of the Jewish Sabbath in some years
EnglishRenderingOf Yom Ha’atzmaut
firstCelebrated 1949
follows Yom HaZikaron
surface form: Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism

Yom HaZikaron
frequency annual
governedBy Israeli law and government decisions on holiday dates
hasNameInHebrew Yom Ha’atzmaut
יום העצמאות
hasTheme Jewish self-determination
independence
national sovereignty
hasType civil holiday
nationalistic holiday
languageOfName Hebrew
legalStatus official national holiday of Israel
observedBy Jewish communities worldwide
citizens of Israel
occursOn 5 Iyar
occursOnOrAround April–May
partOf Israeli national holidays cycle
relatedTo Israeli Declaration of Independence
surface form: Israeli Declaration of Independence of 14 May 1948

creation of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel
religion Judaism
symbol Israeli flag
surface form: Flag of Israel

Hatikvah
surface form: Israeli national anthem Hatikvah
typicalActivity IDF flyovers
air shows
barbecues
family gatherings
fireworks displays
official receptions
public celebrations
public ceremonies

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Yom Ha’atzmaut meaningOfName Day of Independence