[Avodah] Music on the night of Lag B'Omer

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 13/05/17 22:10, Moshe Yehuda Gluck via Avodah wrote:
> It seems quite common that people have bonfires with music on the
> evening of Lag B’Omer. I haven’t found a compelling reason for this
> custom – even those who are meikil like the Rama to lift the Aveilus on
> Lag B’Omer don’t do so until the day, I thought, as miktzas hayom
> k’kulo. Does anyone have an explanation for this?

Yes.  If one is merely noting the end of aveilus, then it starts in the 
morning, tachanun (or Tzidkas'cha) is said at the previous mincha, and 
bichlal it's not a celebration, any more than one celebrates when 
getting up from shiva.  I've never heard of people singing and dancing 
and playing music on such an occasion, even if it's permitted.  But if 
one is celebrating Rashbi's yom hillula then it's a full holiday, an 
occasion for song and dance and music, and of course it starts at night, 
with no tachanun at the previous mincha.

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