In fact, there is no holiday called "Israel Day" in the country . But there is a holiday Israel Independence Day or, as the inhabitants of the Promised Land call it, Yom Ha- Atzmaut . The date of its celebration timed to the day of the founding of the state . A significant event occurred on May 14, 1948 . According to the Jewish calendar this was the 5th day of the month of Iyar 5708 . However, the date of the holiday mobile, due to religious characteristics Independence Day is often celebrated earlier or on zzhe . This is due to the fact that he follows immediately another memorable event, the Day of Remembrance (Yom Ha-Zikaron), which falls on the 4th Iyar . If any of these two holidays falls on a Friday or Saturday , their dates "move" so that the Independence Day falls on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, as close as possible to the 5th number . If you use the usual for us calendar, then this year Yom Ha-Azmaut was celebrated on May 10, and in 2012 fireworks in his honor will be thundered on April 26 .