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Two examples of minor Second Temple holidays that appear in Megilat Ta’anit as days on which it is forbidden to fast or to eulogize are the 13th day of Adar, which was known as Yom Nikanor, and the 12th day of Adar, which was known as Yom Trayanus.
Our Daf explains the events that occurred on each of these celebratory days.
We explore the historical background for these events especially Trajan and his war on the Jews
and the halachic implications of martyrdom for others such as risky modern experimental medicines and vaccines.