Book of Lamentations
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The Book of Lamentations (Template:Lang-he-n, Eikha, ʾēḫā(h)) is a book of the Hebrew Bible.
In Judaism it is traditionally recited on the fast day of Tisha B'Av ("Ninth of Av") the saddest day on the Jewish calendar mourning the destruction of both the First and the Second Temples in Jerusalem.
In Christianity it is traditionally read during Tenebrae of the Holy Triduum.
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