Holidays

Holiday Date Remarks Identifer (ID) in file NAMES.TXT
Erev Rosh Hashanah 29 Elul --- HolidayErevRoshHashanah
Rosh Hashanah I 1 Tishri --- HolidayRoshHaShanahI
Rosh Hashanah II 2 Tishri --- HolidayRoshHaShanahII
Tzom Gedaliah 3 Tishri If the 3 Tishri falls on Saturday, it is postponed to Sunday HolidayTzomGedaliah
Erev Yom Kippur 9 Tishri --- HolidayErevYomKippur
Yom Kippur 10 Tishri --- HolidayYomKippur
Erev Sukkot 14 Tishri --- HolidayErevSukkot
Sukkot I 15 Tishri --- HolidaySukkot1Diaspora
Sukkot 15 Tishri --- HolidaySukkot1Israel
Sukkot II 16 Tishri --- HolidaySukkot2Diaspora
Hol Hamoed Sukkot 16 Tishri --- HolidaySukkot2Israel
Hol Hamoed Sukkot 17 Tishri - 20 Tishri --- HolidaySukkot3 - HolidaySukkot6
Hoshana Rabbah 21 Tishri --- HolidaySukkot7
Shemini Azeret (Diaspora) 22 Tishri --- HolidaySukkot8Diaspora
Shemini Azeret/Simchat Torah (Diaspora) 22 Tishri --- HolidaySukkot8Israel
Simchat Torah (Diaspora) 23 Tishri --- HolidaySimchatTorahDiaspora
Isru Chag 23 Tishri (Israel) or 24 Tishri (Diaspora) --- HolidayIsruChagSukkot
Hanukkah I-VII, Hanukkah End 8 days from 25 Kislev on --- HolidayHanukkah1 - HolidayHanukkah8
Tzom Tevet 10 Tevet If the 10 Tevet falls on Saturday, it is postponed to Sunday HolidayTzomTeveth
Tu B'Shevat 15 Shevat --- HolidayTuBShevat
Purim Katan 14 Adar Purim Katan only occurs in leap years HolidayPurimKatan
Shushan Purim Katan 15 Adar Shushan Purim Katan only occurs in leap years HolidayShushanPurimKatan
Ta'anith Esther 13 Adar (in non-leap years) or 13 Adar II (in leap years) If the 13 Adar or 13 Adar II falls on a Saturday, Ta'anith Esther occurs on the preceding Thursday HolidayTaanithEsther
Purim 14 Adar (in non-leap years) or 14 Adar II (in leap years) --- HolidayPurim
Shushan Purim
15 Adar (in non-leap years) or 15 Adar II (in leap years) If the flag fPostponeShushanPurim flag is set, Shushan Purim is postponed to Sunday if the 15 Adar or 15 Adar II falls on a Saturday. HolidayShushanPurim
Shabbat Hagadol Shabbat/Saturday before 15 Nisan --- HolidayShabbatHagadol
Erev Pesach 14 Nisan --- HolidayErevPesach
Pesach I 15 Nisan --- HolidayPesach1
Pesach II (Diaspora) 16 Nisan --- HolidayPesach2Diaspora
Hol Hamoed Pesach (Israel) 16 Nisan --- HolidayPesach2Israel
Hol Hamoed Pesach 17 Nisan - 20 Nisan --- HolidayPesach3 - HolidyPesach6
Pesach VII 21 Nisan --- HolidayPesach7
Pesach VIII (Diaspora) 22 Nisan --- HolidayPesach8Diaspora
Isru Chag 23 Nisan (Diaspora) or 22 Nisan (Israel) --- HolidayIsruChagPesach
Yom Hashoah 27 Nisan If the 27 Nisan falls on Friday, then Yom Hashoah falls on Thursday.
Since 1997 (5757), Yom Hashoah is postponed to Monday if the 27 Nisan falls on Sunday.
HolidayYomHashoah
Yom Hazikaron 4 Iyar If the 4 Iyar falls on a Friday or Thursday, then Yom Hazicaron occurs on the preceding Wednesday.
New in version 1.1, build 11: For years of 2004 and later, if the 4 Iyar falls on a Sunday, Yom Hazikaron is postponed by one day.
HolidayYomHazicaron
Yom Ha'Atzmaut 5 Iyar If the 5 Iyar falls on a Saturday or Friday, then Yom Ha'Atzmaut occurs on the preceding Thursday.
New in version 1.1, build 11: For years of 2004 and later, if the 4 Iyar falls on a Sunday, Yom Ha'Atzmaut is postponed by one day.
HolidayYomHaatzmaut
Pesach Sheini 14 Iyar --- HolidayPesachSheini
Lag B'Omer 18 Iyar --- HolidayLagBOmer
Yom Yerushalayim 28 Iyar --- HolidayYomYerushalayim
Erev Shavuot 5 Iyar --- HolidayErevShavuoth
Shavuot (Israel) 6 Iyar --- HolidayShavuothIsrael
Shavuot I (Diaspora) 6 Iyar --- HolidayShavuothIDiaspora
Shavuot II (Diaspora) 7 Iyar --- HolidayShavuothIIDiaspora
Isru Chag 7 Iyar (Israel) or 8 Iyar (Diaspora) --- HolidayIsruChagShavuoth
Tzom Tammuz 17 Tammuz If the 17 Tammuz falls on Saturday, it is postponed to Sunday HolidayTzomTammuz
Tisha B'Av 9 Av If the 9 Av falls on Saturday, it is postponed to Sunday HolidayTishaBAv
Tu B'Av 15 Av --- HolidayTuBAv

See Also

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