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-The Three Weeks is a period of time from the fast of [[Shiva Asar BeTamuz]] until [[Tisha BeAv]]. There are a number of practices of [[mourning]] observed in this time in memory of the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash. Starting from [[Rosh Chodesh]] Av there is another period called the [[Nine Days]] which includes even more stringent practices of [[mourning]]. For the laws of the [[Nine Days]], please see the [[Nine Days]] page.
+The Three Weeks is a period of [[mourning]] from the fast of [[Shiva Asar BeTamuz]] until [[Tisha BeAv]], when the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed. During this time, Jews observe a number of practices, such as refraining from getting married, listening to music, cutting their hair, and wearing new clothes. The [[Nine Days]], which begin on [[Rosh Chodesh]] Av, are a more stringent period of mourning, during which additional practices are observed.
 ==When does the Three Weeks begin?==
 #The Ashkenazic minhag is to begin [[mourning]] from [[Shiva Asar BeTamuz]].<ref>Rama O.C. 551:2 and 4</ref>