Lag BaOmer
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Lag BaOmer is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer, marked by bonfires, outdoor festivities, and the commemoration of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lag BaOmer canonical | 11 |
| Lag BaOmer pilgrimage | 1 |
| Lag B’Omer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T888305 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lag BaOmer Context triple: [Shimon bar Yochai, associatedFestival, Lag BaOmer]
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A.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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B.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
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C.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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D.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
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E.
Shushan Purim
Shushan Purim is the day following Purim, observed as the main festival date in Jerusalem and other ancient walled cities, commemorating the later victory of the Jews in the Persian capital Shushan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lag BaOmer Target entity description: Lag BaOmer is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer, marked by bonfires, outdoor festivities, and the commemoration of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
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A.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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B.
Shavuot
Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
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C.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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D.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
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E.
Shushan Purim
Shushan Purim is the day following Purim, observed as the main festival date in Jerusalem and other ancient walled cities, commemorating the later victory of the Jews in the Persian capital Shushan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lag B’Omer
ⓘ
linked to:
Lag BaOmer
Lag LaOmer ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
children playing with bows and arrows
ⓘ
haircutting ceremonies ⓘ upsherin (first haircut at age three) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
Rabbi Akiva ⓘ Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ
linked to:
Shimon bar Yochai
Zohar ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
ⓘ
linked to:
Shimon bar Yochai
end of a plague among Rabbi Akiva’s students ⓘ |
| countryWhereWidelyObserved | Israel ⓘ |
| dayInOmerCount | 33 ⓘ |
| follows |
Pesach
ⓘ
linked to:
Passover
|
| halachicCategory | non-work-prohibited festival ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Jewish unity
ⓘ
Torah study ⓘ mystical revelation ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | minor holiday ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageLocation | Meron, Israel ⓘ |
| mourningCustom |
haircuts permitted in many communities
ⓘ
music permitted in many communities ⓘ weddings permitted ⓘ |
| mourningRestrictions | partially lifted ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | 33rd day of the Omer ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Haredi Jews
ⓘ
Hasidic Jews ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidism
Jews ⓘ religious Zionists ⓘ |
| occursOnHebrewDate | 18 Iyar ⓘ |
| partOf | Counting of the Omer ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite |
Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
ⓘ
linked to:
tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
|
| precedes | Shavuot ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
joy during the Omer period
ⓘ
spiritual light ⓘ |
| typicalRitual |
barbecues
ⓘ
lighting bonfires ⓘ outdoor celebrations ⓘ parades ⓘ picnics ⓘ pilgrimage to Meron ⓘ visiting graves of sages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lag BaOmer Description of subject: Lag BaOmer is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer, marked by bonfires, outdoor festivities, and the commemoration of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar)
linked to: Lag BaOmer
linked to: Lag BaOmer