Lag B'Omer is an annual Jewish festival in Israel, observed on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, seven weeks after Passover. It marks the end of winter and beginning of summer with a holiday honouring Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a major tannaic figure in Judaism. On the eve of this day, large bonfires are lit to commemorate Rabbi Shimon's teaching that he would be revealed as a great spiritual authority when his students were able to produce a shoot from one out-of-season date tree. The festival season continues for eight days afterwards until it reaches its conclusion on Lag B'Omer.
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