Tisha B'Av - Sunset July 19 - Nightfall, July 20
A one-day holiday where people fast to remember the destruction of both the first and second Temples in Jerusalem. It is a national Jewish day of mourning.
In the afternoon on the day before the fast, it is tradition to eat a hard-boiled egg sprinkled with ashes as a symbol of mourning.
Leather shoes are not worn during Tisha B'Av, and people sit on the floor or on low benches in synagogues. The curtain covering the Ark is removed.
In addition to the prohibitions, observant Jews also observe prohibitions against washing or bathing, applying creams or oils, or having sexual relations.
