Festivals Flashcards

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Hanukah

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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS HELD DECEMBER

-light a candle each day for eight days
-say prayers and share gifts, while lighting a candle.
-often play dreidel.

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Rosh Hashanah

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JEWISH NEW YEAR

-September/early October
-two days long
-ends with blowing horn

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Yom Kippur

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DAY OF ATONEMENT

-no signs of comfort or luxury
-24hr fast
-most important day in calendar

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Passover

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REPRESENTS 10TH PLAGUE

-March/April (first month of Jewish new year)
-re tell story of exodus
-eat foods that remind them of slavery

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