Reply To: Bein Hametzarim Trivia Question

Good,

Well we learn the extra happiness of Adar from the 3 weeks:
כשם שמשנכנס אב ממעטין בשמחה, כך משנכנס אדר מרבים בשמחה

Chasidus explains the reason why the Gemara compares them is because our goal is to transform the sadness of golus (Av) into the joy of Geulah v’yeshuah (Adar).

(Though, honestly, I have no idea why ujm bumped this thread)