Do some communities still allow more mingling between the sexes on Tu B'Av? I understand that this used to be a custom, in addition to allowance of a more relaxed approach to women's tznius on that day (suggested by the article in the link). Do these customs still exist at all? If so, where, and to what extent?
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3Seems not: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/9416/759– Double AA ♦Feb 13, 2012 at 22:31
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3Seems yes: "I know that today, there's no shortage of institutions hosting singles events, shabbatons, etc. around Tu B'Av."– msh210 ♦Feb 13, 2012 at 22:43
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do we know exactly how this was permitted in the past and the exact nature of this mingling to the extant that it could be replicated in a way which is in line with halacha?– Laser123Apr 20, 2017 at 20:33
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2the gemara in taanis, which i believe you were referring to , does not mention mingling, only that the single women would go out to the vineyards & single men would go there. There is no inference from there that the men would actually mingle with the women.– Ibber ChochemFeb 16, 2018 at 2:12