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Mixing celebration with celebration

(ז) אֵין נוֹשְׂאִין נָשִׁים בַּמּוֹעֵד, לֹא בְתוּלוֹת, וְלֹא אַלְמָנוֹ.... מִפְּנֵי שֶׁשִּׂמְחָה הִיא לוֹ.

(7) One may not marry a woman on the intermediate days of a Festival, neither virgins nor widows... because it is a joyous occasion for him.

גְּמָ׳ וְכִי שִׂמְחָה הִיא לוֹ מַאי הָוֵי

אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל וְכֵן אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר רַבִּי אוֹשַׁעְיָא וְאָמְרִי לַהּ אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר רַבִּי חֲנִינָא

לְפִי שֶׁאֵין מְעָרְבִין שִׂמְחָה בְּשִׂמְחָה

רַבָּה בַּר [ רַב] הוּנָא אָמַר מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמַּנִּיחַ שִׂמְחַת הָרֶגֶל וְעוֹסֵק בְּשִׂמְחַת אִשְׁתּוֹ

אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבָּיֵי לְרַב יוֹסֵף הָא דְּרַבָּה בַּר [רַב] הוּנָא דְּרַב הוּא דְּאָמַר רַב דָּנִיאֵל בַּר קַטִּינָא אָמַר רַב

מִנַּיִן שֶׁאֵין נוֹשְׂאִין נָשִׁים בַּמּוֹעֵד שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְּחַגֶּךָ בְּחַגֶּךָ וְלֹא בְּאִשְׁתֶּךָ

עוּלָּא אָמַר מִפְּנֵי הַטּוֹרַח

רַבִּי יִצְחָק נַפָּחָא אָמַר מִפְּנֵי בִּיטּוּל פְּרִיָּה וּרְבִיָּה

“because it is a joyous occasion for him.” What’s the problem?

Rav Yehuda said that Shmuel said, and, so too, Rabbi Elazar said that Rabbi Oshaya said, and some say that Rabbi Elazar said that Rabbi Ḥanina said:

Those rabbis said: Because one may not mix one joy with another joy.

Rabba bar Rav Huna said: because he forsakes the rejoicing of the pilgrimage Festival and occupies himself with rejoicing with his wife.

[Abaye said to Rav Yosef: This statement of Rabba bar Rav Huna is actually a statement of Rav, as Rav Daniel bar Ketina said that Rav said:

Rav (possibly)said: From where is it derived that one may not marry a woman on the intermediate days of a Festival? Because it says: “And you shall rejoice in your Festival” (Deuteronomy 16:14). In your Festival and not in your wife.

Ulla said: due to the hassle.

Rabbi Yitzḥak Nappaḥa said: Due to the neglect of the mitzva to be fruitful and multiply.