Iyar
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1. Iyar - Noun
2. Iyar - Proper noun
Meaning
the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)
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Lag Ba’Omer, which falls on May 18 (18 Iyar) this year, is an eagerly anticipated holiday in both the United States and Israel, where it is celebrated with bonfires, picnics and toy bows and arrows.
To prevent such violations, the dates of Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut vary as follows: *If 4–5 Iyar occur on a Sunday-Monday, the observances are delayed to Monday-Tuesday, 5–6 Iyar.
Of course, Israelis celebrate independence on the Hebrew date, the Fifth of Iyar, which this year fell nearly three weeks earlier.