Tu B'Av

Culture of origin: Jewish · Cultural

Holiday sources: Israel · Judaism

Tu B'Av, the 15th of Av, comes six days after the mourning of Tisha B'Av. The Mishnah says there were no days as joyous for Israel as the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur, when the young women of Jerusalem went out in borrowed white clothes to dance in the vineyards, where young men came to find a bride. In modern Israel it has become a holiday of love, a popular day for weddings, proposals and celebrations.