Yom Ha’atzmaut

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Israeli holiday Jewish holiday national holiday public holiday secular holiday

Yom Ha’atzmaut is Israel’s national Independence Day, a modern Jewish holiday celebrating the establishment of the State of Israel with ceremonies, public festivities, and cultural events.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
Yom HaAtzmaut 0 3
Israel Independence Day 0 2
Israeli Independence Day 0 2
Independence Day of Israel 0 1
Yom Ha'atzmaut 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli holiday →
Jewish holiday →
national holiday →
public holiday →
secular holiday →
alsoKnownAs Yom Ha’atzmaut →
surface form: Independence Day of Israel

Yom Ha’atzmaut →
surface form: Israeli Independence Day
associatedSymbol Israeli flag →
surface form: Flag of Israel

Hatikvah →
surface form: Israeli national anthem Hatikvah
calendarSystem Hebrew calendar →
centralCeremonyLocation Mount Herzl →
surface form: Mount Herzl, Jerusalem
commemoratedYear 1948 →
commemorates Israeli Declaration of Independence →
establishment of the State of Israel →
contrastsWith Yom HaZikaron →
surface form: Yom Hazikaron
country Israel →
surface form: State of Israel
dateAdjustmentReason avoid desecration of Shabbat →
dateRule 5 Iyar →
establishedBy Knesset →
features IDF air shows →
barbecues and picnics →
cultural events →
fireworks displays →
flag-flying ceremonies →
public concerts →
public festivities →
state ceremonies →
firstObserved 1949 →
followsEvent Yom HaZikaron →
surface form: Yom Hazikaron
hasOfficialCeremony torch-lighting ceremony at Mount Herzl →
languageOfName Hebrew →
legalStatus official national holiday of Israel →
mainLocationOfCelebration Israel →
meaningOfName Day of Independence →
observedBy Jewish communities worldwide →
Zionist organizations →
citizens of Israel →
precedesEvent regular working day in Israel →
religiousPractice recitation of Hallel in some communities →
special synagogue services in some communities →
religiousStatus subject of halachic debate →
schoolStatusInIsrael schools closed →
theme Jewish national sovereignty →
Zionism →
gratitude for independence →
torchLightingCeremonySymbolism transition from mourning to celebration →
typeOfCelebration modern Jewish national celebration →
typicalGregorianMonth April →
May →
workStatusInIsrael official day off for most workers →

Referenced by (12)

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

Day of Independence → EnglishRenderingOf → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
Yom Ha’atzmaut → alsoKnownAs → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
this entity surface form: Israeli Independence Day
Yom Ha’atzmaut → alsoKnownAs → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
this entity surface form: Independence Day of Israel
Iyar → associatedWithEvent → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
this entity surface form: Israel Independence Day
this entity surface form: Israel Independence Day
creationOfStateOfIsrael → commemoratedOn → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
creationOfStateOfIsrael → commemorationType → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
this entity surface form: Israeli Independence Day
Iyar → containsHoliday → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
this entity surface form: Yom HaAtzmaut
Day of Independence → hasNameInHebrew → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
Israel → nationalHoliday → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
this entity surface form: Yom Ha'atzmaut
Yom HaZikaron → precedes → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
this entity surface form: Yom HaAtzmaut
Yom HaShoah → relatedHoliday → Yom Ha’atzmaut →
this entity surface form: Yom HaAtzmaut