Adar
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Adar (Hebrew: , ; from Akkadian adaru) is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar, roughly corresponding to the month of March in the Gregorian calendar. It is a month of 29 days.
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- Purim 2012 Williamsburg Brooklyn 01.jpg
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- Hasidic Jews celebrating Purim, the holiday of the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Achaemenid Empire 474 BCE
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- Hebrew calendar
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- 12 and 13 (in leap years)
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- 29 (30 Adar I and 29 Adar II in leap years)
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- Winter (Northern Hemisphere)
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- February–March
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- Seventh of Adar Fast of Esther Purim
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- Shevat
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- Nisan
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Adar (Hebrew: , ; from Akkadian adaru) is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar, roughly corresponding to the month of March in the Gregorian calendar. It is a month of 29 days.
In the Talmud, Adar is considered an especially joyous month, owing to Purim, which is situated in the middle of the month. This sentiment is expressed in the Talmudic declaration:
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