Yom HaAtzma'ut
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On the 5th Ijjar of the Jewish calendar , Israel celebrates its Independence Day, the Yom haAtzma'ut ( Hebrew יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת Jōm ha-ʿAzma'ūt , German 'Independence Day' ).
The Israeli declaration of independence took place on May 14, 1948 of the Gregorian calendar or 5th Ijjar 5708; The Yom HaAtzma'ut was introduced in the following year 1949 as a reminder of the proclamation of the Jewish state by David Ben-Gurion as a national holiday.
In Israel, Yom HaAtzma'ut is a happy and cheerful holiday .
The Yom HaAtzma'ut follows directly on the Yom HaSikkaron , the day of remembrance for the fallen Israeli soldiers and the victims of terrorism.
calendar
The 5th Ijjar in the Jewish calendar and the 13th May in the Gregorian calendar can differ from one another by several weeks. In the Jewish calendar, days end with sunset, so in the Gregorian calendar they include the evening before dark and the following day until sunset. In addition, all official Independence Day celebrations do not take place on the 5th of Ijjar if it falls on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. In order to comply with the required Sabbath silence , which also applies from sundown on Fridays to Saturdays in the evening, the official celebrations are brought forward or postponed to the 5th Ijjar by one or two days in order to avoid the celebrations for Independence Day and the day before Yom Ha -Sikkaron to be able to walk without restrictions. Since Independence Day can take place on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th Ijjar, it falls accordingly every year on a different previous evening and the following day in the Gregorian calendar.
| Jewish date | Gregorian date |
|---|---|
| 4. Ijjar 5779, יום חמישי (5th day) | Wednesday / Thursday, 8./9. May 2019 |
| 5. Ijjar 5780, יום רביעי (4th day) | Tuesday / Wednesday, 28./29. April 2020 |
| 3. Ijjar 5781, יום חמישי (5th day) | Wednesday / Thursday, 14./15. April 2021 |
| 4. Ijjar 5782, יום חמישי (5th day) | Wednesday / Thursday, 4th / 5th May 2022 |
| 5. Ijjar 5783, יום רביעי (4th day) | Tuesday / Wednesday, 25./26. April 2023 |
| 6. Ijjar 5784, יום שלישי (3rd day) | Monday / Tuesday, 13./14. April 2024 |
| 3. Ijjar 5785, יום חמישי (5th day) | Wednesday / Thursday, April 30th / April 1st May 2025 |
| 5. Ijjar 5786. יום רביעי (4th day) | Tuesday / Wednesday, 21./22. April 2026 |
| 5. Ijjar 5787, יום רביעי (4th day) | Tuesday / Wednesday, 11./12. May 2027 |
| 6. Ijjar 5788, יום שלישי (3rd day) | Monday / Tuesday, 1st / 2nd May 2028 |
procedure
The holiday begins the evening before with a central memorial event at which the chairman of the Knesset gives a speech and twelve torches, symbolic of the Twelve Tribes of Israel , are lit. The Israel Prize has also been awarded since 1953 . The population celebrates the day with barbecues or picnics outdoors, with a visit to one of the Air Force air shows. Several army bases are open to the public to visit, and numerous cultural institutions give visitors free entry. In addition, the international youth Bible quiz will take place in Jerusalem. Many places end the festivities with fireworks. From 1949 to 1968 and 1973, a military parade was held at a different location on Independence Day .
In 2015, the committee for the official state independence ceremony on the Herzl-Berg decided with Lucy Aharish, for the first time an Arab Israeli woman to light a torch in honor of the state at the ceremony in Jerusalem .
Web links
- Yom HaAtzma'ut at the Jewish Agency for Israel
Individual evidence
- ↑ timeanddate.de
- ↑ Celebrate with air shows and fireworks. In: Israelnetz .de. May 10, 2019, accessed May 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Welt.de (Ed.): Israel: Arab Israeli will light a torch for the first time . April 22, 2015 ( welt.de [accessed January 4, 2020]).