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What Is Sukkot and When Is It Celebrated? | HISTORY (opens the original)
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The Jewish harvest festival is similar to Thanksgiving. A man performing a blessing during Sukkot. Sukkot, sometimes called the Feast of Tabernacles or the Feast of Booths, is described in the Torah as a time for rejoicing. Jews commemorate both the fall harvest and the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt. The holiday is named after the sukkot, the plural of sukkah, or temporary huts, associated with the Israelites’ time in the wilderness. Today, many Jews cele
How Oktoberfest Became a September Tradition | HISTORY (opens the original)
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The traditional Bavarian festival began in the early 19th century. Now held mostly in September, its dates change from year to year. A group of beer maids dressed in costume at the 1928 Munich Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest events are now held around the world, but the original—and most famous—festival is in Munich. Each year, over 6 million people gather in the German city to attend, consuming around 6.5 million liters of beer combined as they celebrate Bavarian culture. The festival begins in Septem
When Does the Yom Kippur Fast Start? | HISTORY (opens the original)
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Fasting is one of the essential traditions of the Jewish holiday. Members of an Orthodox Jewish community study the Torah in Brooklyn, New York City, on Yom Kippur in 2016. Jews fast for 25 hours during the solemn holiday. Fasting on Yom Kippur, considered the holiest day of the Jewish year, is a mitzvah (a commandment or law) in the Torah. The solemn holiday is when observant Jews seek forgiveness from God and anyone whom they may have wronged in the past year. Beyond prayer, observing a 25-hou
When Is Yom Kippur? | HISTORY (opens the original)
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The solemn Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur falls in September or October, depending on the year. A Jewish prayer book and prayer shawl lay waiting for a Yom Kippur service in 2012. The holiday occurs in September or October every year. Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. The solemn occasion marks the end of an annual 10-day period of reflection, known as the Days of Awe, that begins with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. During this time, Jewish traditi
When Is Rosh Hashanah? | HISTORY (opens the original)
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The date of the Jewish New Year changes annually, and its two-day observance is the product of ancient customs. Several families celebrate Rosh Hashanah on September 15, 1993. The date of the Jewish New Year can fall between early September and early October depending on the year. Rosh Hashanah, which means “head of the year” in Hebrew, marks the Jewish New Year. The festive holiday is one of the holiest times of the year for observant Jews, who believe it’s when God created the universe. It’s a
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