Thoughts of Av

Anyone who went to Camp Ramah came away with a Tish'ah B'Av experience: from Eikhah on the basketball courts to the fasting on what was inevitably the hottest and most uncomfortable day of the summer, from afternoon activities focusing on Holocaust movies and Israeli history to the final tekes (ceremony) ending the holiday. I even remember a post-fast blintz-eating contest in which I was only a casual (and somewhat grossed-out) observer.

But do any of us remember observing (or even hearing about) Tu B'Av? Were Camp's educational authorities scared to present us with a holiday that might be construed as a religious day of hooking up?

Have any of you ever heard of this holiday? What do you know about it? Have you ever gone to a Tu B'Av party like this one?

Your comments and reflections welcome here...