Jews light bonfire to celebrate holiday of Lag BaOmer

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Jews light bonfire to celebrate holiday of Lag BaOmer

STORY: Jews light bonfire to celebrate holiday of Lag BaOmer DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:40 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 various of Jews lighting bonfires and dancing STORYLINE: Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel lighted bonfires during a Lag BaOmer celebration in the West Bank city of Modi'in Illit on Monday. Lag BaOmer, also known as Lag B'Omer, is a Jewish festival celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. This day marks the hillula (celebration, interpreted by some as anniversary of death) of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a Mishnaic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva in the second century. There are several well-known customs and practices on Lag BaOmer, including the lighting of bonfires, pilgrimage to the tomb of bar Yochai in the northern Israeli town of Meron, and various customs at the tomb itself. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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