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Nisan

Nisan (ניסן, Tiberian Hebrew Nīsān, Standard Hebrew Nisan: from Akkadian nisānu, from Sumerian nisag "First fruits") is the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year and the first month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian in origin; in the Bible it is called Abib, meaning spring. It is a spring month of 30 days. It is also the month April in Turkish.

Holidays in Nisan

  • Pesach - Nisan 15-21
  • Yom HaShoah - Nisan 27

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