Israeli civil calendar
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The Israeli civil calendar is the official calendar system used in Israel that combines the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars to schedule national holidays, memorial days, and public life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israeli civil calendar canonical | 1 |
| Jewish civil calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T457653 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Israeli civil calendar Context triple: [Yom HaShoah, partOf, Israeli civil calendar]
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A.
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used primarily for Jewish religious observances, holidays, and the determination of ceremonial dates.
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B.
Coptic calendar
The Coptic calendar is the liturgical and agricultural calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, derived from the ancient Egyptian calendar and still employed in Egypt for religious feasts and seasons.
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C.
Ethiopian calendar
The Ethiopian calendar is a solar calendar used primarily in Ethiopia that is roughly seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar and features 13 months in a year.
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D.
Revised Julian calendar
The Revised Julian calendar is a modernized version of the traditional Julian calendar, adopted by several Eastern Orthodox Churches to more closely align fixed feast dates with the Gregorian calendar while retaining the Orthodox Paschalion.
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E.
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is an ancient solar calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, historically used throughout Europe and still employed by some Eastern Christian churches for liturgical purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Israeli civil calendar Target entity description: The Israeli civil calendar is the official calendar system used in Israel that combines the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars to schedule national holidays, memorial days, and public life.
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A.
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used primarily for Jewish religious observances, holidays, and the determination of ceremonial dates.
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B.
Coptic calendar
The Coptic calendar is the liturgical and agricultural calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, derived from the ancient Egyptian calendar and still employed in Egypt for religious feasts and seasons.
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C.
Ethiopian calendar
The Ethiopian calendar is a solar calendar used primarily in Ethiopia that is roughly seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar and features 13 months in a year.
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D.
Revised Julian calendar
The Revised Julian calendar is a modernized version of the traditional Julian calendar, adopted by several Eastern Orthodox Churches to more closely align fixed feast dates with the Gregorian calendar while retaining the Orthodox Paschalion.
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E.
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is an ancient solar calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, historically used throughout Europe and still employed by some Eastern Christian churches for liturgical purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
calendar system
ⓘ
civil calendar ⓘ |
| alignsWith |
Gregorian calendar for weekdays
ⓘ
Hebrew calendar for Jewish holidays ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
business operations in Israel
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government operations in Israel ⓘ memorial days in Israel ⓘ national holidays in Israel ⓘ public life in Israel ⓘ school year in Israel ⓘ |
| basisFor |
Israeli academic year scheduling
ⓘ
Israeli election dates (civil aspect) ⓘ Israeli national memorial days ⓘ Israeli public holidays ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith | Jewish religious calendar observance ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| dayOfRest | Saturday ⓘ |
| defines |
dates of Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day
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dates of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) ⓘ dates of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel) ⓘ dates of Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) ⓘ dates of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) ⓘ dates of national election days (civil scheduling) ⓘ |
| governs |
official days of celebration in Israel
ⓘ
official days of mourning in Israel ⓘ official flag-lowering days in Israel ⓘ |
| includes |
public fast days recognized by the state
ⓘ
state ceremonies and remembrance events ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Arabic language
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English language ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew language
|
| officialIn |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| primaryComponent | Gregorian calendar for civil dates ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
Hebrew calendar ⓘ Jewish holidays in Israel ⓘ |
| secondaryComponent | Hebrew calendar for religious and national observances ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Israeli businesses
ⓘ
government of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli government
Israeli media ⓘ Israeli public institutions ⓘ Israeli schools ⓘ |
| usesCalendar |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| usesEra |
Common Era (Gregorian) year numbering
ⓘ
Hebrew calendar year numbering for religious context ⓘ |
| usesWeekStructure | seven-day week ⓘ |
| weekEndDay | Saturday ⓘ |
| weekStartDay | Sunday ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Israeli civil calendar Description of subject: The Israeli civil calendar is the official calendar system used in Israel that combines the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars to schedule national holidays, memorial days, and public life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.