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Nota d'ambito

Use for general discussions of Sukkot. Used in conjunction with the index term "customs and observances, Jewish" if the observance of the holiday is discussed. Used in conjunction with the keyword "sense of time: Jewish Holidays" if discussed as the date of an event that occurred while in the camp or while in hiding. (en-US)

Definizione

As conveyed in Jewish scripture, Sukkot is the third of the pilgrimage festivals. Sukkot commemorates the Sukkot (booths) in which the Jewish people took shelter after the Exodus as they traveled in the wilderness. It is also an agricultural festival that commemorates the harvest in the land of Israel. Sukkot is observed by the building of an outdoor Sukkah in which Jews eat and sleep, and the shaking of the four species: the lulav (palm), etrog (citron), hadasim (myrtle leaves), and aravot (willow branches). (en-US)

Fonte

Klein, Isaac. A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice. New York: Jewish Theological Seminary of America and KTAV Publishing House, 1979. pp. 156-173

Termini più generici

• festività religiose (ebraiche)