minor fast day

Definitions of minor fast day
  1. noun
    one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar
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    Fast of Gedaliah
    (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah
    Fast of Tevet
    (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust
    Fast of Esther
    (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim
    Fast of the Firstborn
    (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover
    Fast of Tammuz
    (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached
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    fast day
    a day designated for fasting
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