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Jews do not count 49 days to Lag B'Omer.

There are 49 days of the Omer which represent the time during which the harvest occurs and also represent the intervening period between the Exodus in Egypt (Passover) and the Receiving of the Torah (Shavuot). Lag B'Omer is the 33rd day of this counting and commemorates the death of Talmudic Sage Shimon bar Yochai. The Sage said that his Yahrzeit (or death anniversary) should be a day of merriment, and that's why Lag B'Omer is celebrated.

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