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===Related observances=== In connection with the fall of [[Jerusalem]], three other fast-days were established at the same time as the Ninth Day of Av: these were the [[Tenth of Tevet]], when the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians began; the [[Seventeenth of Tammuz]], when the first breach was made in the wall by the Romans; and the Third of Tishrei, known as the [[Fast of Gedaliah]], the day when [[Gedaliah]] was assassinated in the time of the Babylonians following the destruction of the First Temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/6033-fasting-and-fast-days|title=Fasting and Fast-Days|website=www.jewishencyclopedia.com}}</ref> The three weeks leading up to Tisha B'Av are known as [[The Three Weeks]], while the nine days leading up to Tisha B'Av are known as [[The Nine Days]].<ref name=":0" />
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