Editing Tu B'Av (section)

{{Short description|Jewish holiday}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox holiday
|image         = PikiWiki Israel 1112 hadera ילדות רוקדות.jpg
|caption       = Dancing girls on Tu B'Av
|holiday_name  = Tu B'Av
|official_name = {{langx|he|ט״ו באב}} <br />[[English language|English]]: Fifteenth of Av
|date          = 15th day of [[Av (month)|Av]]
|observances   = [[Tachanun]] and similar prayers are omitted from daily prayers
|type          = [[Judaism|Jewish]]
|significance  = 
|relatedto     = 
|frequency     = Annual
| date{{LASTYEAR}}    = {{Calendar date/infobox|year=last|cite=no}}
| date{{CURRENTYEAR}} = {{Calendar date/infobox|year=current|cite=no}}
| date{{NEXTYEAR}}    = {{Calendar date/infobox|year=next|cite=no}}
| date{{NEXTYEAR|2}}  = {{Calendar date/infobox|year=next2|cite=no}}
}}

'''Tu B'Av''' ({{Langx|he|ט״ו באב||fifteenth of ''[[Av (month)|Av]]''}}) is a minor [[Jewish holiday]].<ref name="archivejewishagency">{{cite web |title=Tu Be'Av {{!}} The Jewish Agency |url=https://archive.jewishagency.org/holidays-and-memorial-days/content/24289 |website=archive.jewishagency.org |date=8 June 2005 |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> In modern-day [[Israel]], it is celebrated as a holiday of love ({{lang|he|חג האהבה}} {{transliteration|he| Ḥag HaAhava}}), akin to [[Valentine's Day]].<ref name="ynetnews">{{cite news |last1=Friedman |first1=Yoav |title=Tu B'Av: Reclaiming old traditions |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3756891,00.html |website=Ynetnews |access-date=7 August 2022 |language=en |date=4 August 2009}}</ref> It has been said to be an auspicious day for [[Jewish wedding|weddings]].