Today marks a joyous day on the Jewish calendar: Tu B’Av, or the 15th day of the month of Av. Many celebrations throughout Israel are scheduled in commemoration of the day, with \"love\" as their theme. The Talmud states that on Tu B’Av, the young unmarried women of Jerusalem would borrow white clothing - so that their wealth or lack of it would not stand out - and dance in the vineyards in order to be noticed by their prospective husbands. Many weddings are thus celebrated on Tu B\'Av. In addition, several other Biblical and historical events mark this day:
* The conclusion of the death decree of the generation that wandered in the desert. They were thus punished for believing the Ten Scouts\' discouraging report on the land of Canaan.
* The ban on intermarriage among tribes of Israel was lifted.
* King Hosea, last monarch of the northern Israelite kingdom, removed the barriers installed by one of his predecessors, King Jeroboam, which prevented the northerners from making pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
* The Romans permitted the Jews to bury Bar Kochba\'s supporters who had fallen at Betar.