Commentary for Avodah Zarah 11:12
אמר רב אשי ת"ש לפני אידיהן של עובדי כוכבים שלשה ימים ואי ס"ד הן ואידיהן ליתני אידיהן של עובדי כוכבים שלשה ימים
Ashi said: Come and hear: [Our Mishnah says] “on the three days preceding the festivities of the idolaters.” Now if you thought it meant them and the festival itself, let it teach, “the Festivals of the idolaters are three days;”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
From the words “preceding the festivals,” R. Ashi concludes that the prohibition is for three days before the festival, not including the festival day itself.
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