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ADAR (uh-DAHR)
The
sixth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar
Common
clues:
Hebrew month;
Purim's month; Month after Shevat; Month before Nesan; Sixth
Jewish month
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Adar
is the sixth month of
the ecclesiastical year and the twelfth month of the civil year
on the Hebrew calendar. It is a winter month of 29 days. In leap
years, it is preceded by a 30-day month named Adar Alef, Adar
Rishon or Adar I and it is then itself called Adar Shenei or Adar
II. Occasionally instead of Adar I and Adar II, "Adar"
and "Veadar" are used.
A
typical Purim street scene in a Jerusalem neighborhood.
The
Hebrew
calendar
is the annual
calendar used in Judaism. Like the Chinese calendar, it is also a
lunisolar calendar, based upon both lunar months and a solar
cycle (which defines its years). This is in contrast to the
Gregorian calendar, which is based solely upon a solar cycle, or
the Islamic calendar, which is purely lunar.
Jews
use this calendar to determine when the new Hebrew months start;
this calendar determines the Jewish holidays, which Torah
portions to read, Jahrzeits, and which set of Psalms should be
read each day.
Jews
have been using a lunisolar calendar since Biblical times, but
originally referred to the months by number rather than name.
During the Babylonian exile, they adopted Babylonian names for
the months. Some sects, such as the Essenes, used a solar
calendar.
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article is licensed under the GNU
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It uses material from the Wikipedia
article "Hebrew calendar"
and
Wikipedia
article "Adar".
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