minor fast day

Noun
  1. One of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar (synset 115186477)
    is a type of: fast day - a day designated for fasting
    subtypes:
    • fast of gedaliah - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah
    • fast of tevet - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust
    • fast of esther - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim
    • fast of the firstborn - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover
    • fast of tammuz - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached

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