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Yom Hazikaron - Memorial Day (Hebrew: יום הזכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבה, lit. Israel Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day) is an Israeli national holiday.
Yom Hazikaron is observed on the 4th of the month of Iyar of the Hebrew calendar. It always precedes the next day's celebrations of Israel Independence Day, or Yom Haatzmaut, on the 5th of Iyar which is the annual holiday of the public Proclamation of the State of Israel in 1948. Both days may be moved one day earlier (the 3rd and 4th of Iyar) if the 5th happens to occur on a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath.
This state holiday honors veterans and fallen soldiers of the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Force who died in the modern Arab Israeli conflict. Yom Hazikaron also commemorates civilians murdered by Palestinian acts of terror.
The day includes many national ceremonies for the fallen soldier, in which senior public officials and military officers are present. The day opens the preceding evening at 20:00 (8:00 pm), given that in the Hebrew calendar system days begin at sunset, with a one-minute siren during which most Israelis stand in silence, commemorating the fallen and showing respect. Many religious Jews say prayers for the souls of the fallen soldiers at this time as well. A two-minute siren is heard the following morning, at 11:00, which marks the opening of the official memorial ceremonies and private remembrance gathering which are held at each cemetery where soldiers are buried. The day officially draws to a close between 19:00 - 20:00 (7-8:00 p.m.) in the official ceremony of Israel Independence Day on Mount Herzl, when the flag of Israel is raised to the top of the pole.
Scheduling the memorial day right before the independence day is supposed to remind people of the price that's paid for independence and of what was achieved with the soldiers' sacrifice. This transition shows the importance attached to this day in Israel, where many people have served in the armed forces and where almost everybody have a connection to people who were killed during their army service.
Yom Hazikaron - Yom Hazikaron in the Gregorian calendar
Yom Hazikaron is on 4th day of Iyar, but it varies from year to year in the Gregorian calendar:
- 2005: May 11
- 2006: May 2
- 2007: April 22
- 2008: May 7
- 2009: April 28
See: Jewish holidays
Remembrance Day
Yom Hazikaron - External link
- "Izkor" - The state of Israel commemorates the fallen
- Remembrance Day--Independence Day -- Selected Readings
See also
Category: Jewish holy days
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