The mourning period during the counting of the omer (sefirat ha'omer) lasts for 33 days, but there are three ways to count them:

1. Second night of Passover until Lag ba'Omer (33rd day of counting the omer).
2. Rosh Chodesh Iyar until the third day before Shavuot (excludes Lag ba'Omer).
3. Second day of Iyar until Shavuot.

You may change your observance from year to year, if necessary.

Here are the times when men and women are forbidden to get haircuts and men are forbidden to shave, including their necks (from most severe restrictions to least):
Most Severe Restrictions

• Mourner for parents (no shaving for the first 30 days and no haircut until three months after his or her previous haircut).
  Note If mourning for other relatives, you may get a haircut after 30 days.
• From Saturday night before Tish'a B'Av until the evening after Tish'a B'Av.
• Chol ha'moed.

Next Most-Severe Restrictions
Shiv'asar B'Tamuz (17^th of Tamuz) until the evening after the Shabbat preceding Tish'a B'Av.

Least-Severe Restrictions
During 33 of the 49 days of counting the omer (sefirat ha'omer); that is, either from the second day of Passover until Lag Ba'Omer (33rd day of the omer) OR from Rosh Chodesh Iyar until the day before Shavuot, according to your custom.