Yom HaSho'ah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) is a solemn day for Jews and people worldwide to commemorate the approximately six million Jews who lost their lives during the Holocaust.
Yom HaSho'ah begins at sundown on the first day and concludes at nightfall on the last day.
Communities: Jewish
Common practices:
- Ceremonies or events to remember Holocaust victims who died during WW II.
- Lighting memorial candles and reciting the Kaddish, which is a prayer for the deceased