Adar
Adar (Hebrew: אֲדָר, Standard ʾAdār; from Akkadian adaru) is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar, roughly corresponding to the month of March in the Gregorian calendar. It is a month of 29 days.
| Adar | |
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Hasidic Jews celebrating Purim, the holiday of the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Achaemenid Empire 474 BCE | |
| Native name | אֲדָר (Hebrew) |
| Calendar | Hebrew calendar |
| Month number | 12 |
| Number of days | 29 (30 Adar I and 29 Adar II in leap years) |
| Season | Winter (Northern Hemisphere) |
| Gregorian equivalent | February–March |
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