Repost from the WeChat account of Consulate General of Israel in Shanghai
本文转载自以色列驻上海总领事馆官方微信公众号
Yom HaZikaron is the day of national remembrance in Israel to commemorate all the soldiers and people who lost their lives during the struggle to defend the State of Israel.
On April 27th 2020, the Consulate General of Israel in Shanghai holds an online ceremony to mourn and remember the fallen soldiers and all lives lost by terror.
阵亡将士纪念日是以色列的全国纪念日，以纪念“在捍卫以色列国家战争中丧生的所有士兵和人民”。
2020年4月27日，以色列驻沪总领事馆举行了在线的阵亡将士纪念日活动-哀悼并缅怀那些牺牲的将士以及所有因恐怖袭击而丧生的人。
Yom HaZikaron, which goes by the Jewish calendar, begins with a siren at 8:00 in the evening. As soon as the siren is heard, Israeli citizens stop whatever they’re doing, wherever they are, and stand firm to honor those they’ve lost. People driving on highways stop their cars in the middle of the road to get out and stand in remembrance. A whole office will stop working and a family having dinner will stop eating in order to spend a minute in respectful silence.
根据犹太历法，阵亡将士纪念日在当天晚上8:00的警报声中开始。警笛一响，以色列公民就会停止所做的一切。无论他们身在何处，都会向牺牲的人们穆哀致敬。在高速公路上行驶的人们，会在路中间停下汽车以示纪念。在办公室的人们会停下手中的工作，在家里吃饭的人们也会停止进餐，以便在沉默中度过这一分钟。
今年的阵亡将士纪念日从4月27日日落开始，至28日日落结束；“独立日”从4月28日日落开始，至29日日落结束。
After the first siren, the State Memorial Ceremony begins at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense, the Chief of the General Staff of the IDF, and the President take part in this ceremony. The next day, there’s another two-minute siren at 11:00 in the morning. This siren marks the beginning of private memorial ceremonies that take place in cemeteries or schools.
At night, the final ceremony is held at Mount Herzl National Cemetery. This ceremony ends Yom HaZikaron and marks the beginning of Israel's Independence Day.
随着第一声警报响起，阵亡将士的国家纪念仪式将在耶路撒冷旧城的西墙开始。以色列总理、国防部长、国防军总参谋长和总统将参加仪式。第二天早上11:00点，以色列将再次鸣两分钟的警笛声。警笛声也标志着在墓地或学校举行的私人纪念仪式开始。
第二天晚上，最后的纪念仪式将在赫兹尔山国家公墓举行。仪式结束标志着阵亡将士纪念日的结束，同时意味着以色列独立日的开始。
Generally, in other countries, the Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) of fallen soldiers and the Independence Day occur in two separate days of the year. In Israel, it was decided in accordance with the law that the Independence Day needs to begin the moment that Remembrance Day ends. This is because the State of Israel wouldn’t be able to celebrate its existence if it weren’t for those who gave their lives for it. We wouldn’t be able to have one of those days without the other one. We honor their memory and everything they fought for, so that today, we can celebrate our independence.
通常，在其他国家或地区，阵亡将士纪念日和独立日分别在一年中的两天内发生。在以色列，根据法律规定，以色列独立日必须在纪念日结束之时开始。这是因为：如果没有那些为以色列献出生命的人，以色列国将无法庆祝它的存在。如果没有特殊日子，我们将无法拥有其中之一。我们尊重他们的记忆以及他们为之奋斗的一切，以便今天我们能够庆祝以色列的独立。
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