Tu B’Av (Hebrew: ט״ו באב, the fifteenth of the month Av) is a minor Jewish holiday. In modern-day Israel, it is celebrated as a holiday of love (Hebrew: חג האהבה, Hag HaAhava), similar to Valentine’s Day. It has been said to be a “great day for weddings”. According to the Mishnah, during Temple times, the unmarried girls and young women of Jerusalem dressed in white garments and went out to dance in the vineyards.
