Tu BiShvat | |
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Official name | ט״ו בשבט |
Type | Jewish religious, cultural |
Significance | The fruits that ripened from Tu BiShvat on were counted for the following year's tithes. |
Observances | Tu BiShvat seder |
Date | 15th of Shevat |
2023 date | Sunset, 5 February – nightfall, 6 February[1] |
2024 date | Sunset, 24 January – nightfall, 25 January[1] |
2025 date | Sunset, 12 February – nightfall, 13 February[1] |
2026 date | Sunset, 1 February – nightfall, 2 February[1] |
Related to | Sukkot |
Tu BiShvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בִּשְׁבָט, romanized: Ṭū bīŠvāṭ, lit. '15th of Shevat') is a Jewish holiday occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat (in 2024, Tu BiShvat begins at sunset on January 24 and ends in the evening of January 25). It is also called Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot (ראש השנה לאילנות), literally "New Year of the Trees". In contemporary Israel, the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day, and trees are planted in celebration.