Here is important information for Lag BaOmer 2024. Let’s begin with the dates:

When Is Lag BaOmer in Other Years?

Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer Count is celebrated in 18 Iyar. Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years:

2024: May 25 at nightfall - nightfall on May 26

2025: May 15 at nightfall - nightfall on May 16

2026: May 4 at nightfall - nightfall on May 5

2027: May 24 at nightfall - nightfall on May 25

2028: May 13 at nightfall - nightfall on May 14

What Is Lag BaOmer?

Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer count is a festive day on the Jewish calendar. It is celebrated with outings (on which children traditionally play with bows and arrows), bonfires, parades and other joyous events. Many visit the resting place (in Meron, northern Israel) of the great sage and mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the anniversary of whose passing is on this day.

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