Celebrations, Rituals, and Festivals
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In the religion of Judaism, they have quite a lot of festivals. Many of their festivals are for or about God. Whenever any of these festivals were being held, the people of the Jewish religion were forbidden to work on those days. The most known and important festival is the Sabbath, or Shabbat as the Jews say. The Shabbat is important because it is a day of rest and for weekly observance of God. Other festivals that are held in the Jewish religion are the Passover, the Shavuot, the Sukkot, the Rosh Hashanah, and the Yom Kippur.
The Passover is a time, normally seven or eight days, that marks the Hebrews exodus from Egypt. The Shavuot is a festival that celebrates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people. It is also named after the seven-week period between the ending of the Passover to the beginning of the Shavuot. Another seven-day festival is the the Sukkot. The Sukkot celebrates the fall harvest and commemorates the time when the Hebrews were in the Sinai wilderness while on their way to the Promise Land, which was in Israel. In Judaism, they start their new year in the fall and have a festival called Rosh Hashanah to mark it. Having the festival indicates a new year for their new hopes. Last, but not least, there's the festival called Yom Kippur. This festival is the Jewish Day of Atonement, meaning it is a day for self-examination.
One of the most well-known and important celebrations that happens in Judaism are the Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs. These celebrations are so important because it marks the day when children are obligated to observe the Jewish Law. When a boy turns 13-years old, he has his Bar Mitzvah, but when a girl turns 12-years old, she'll have her Bat Mitzvah.
When it comes to rituals in Judaism, they are pretty simple. A Jew's body is considered a gift from God so they are obligated to keep their bodies healthy and pure. Jews are not allowed to have a lot of body piercing, which excludes a women's ears. They are also not to be marked up with tattoos. If Jews became sick, the doctors they had were not supposed to help them unless it was a special condition, like childbirth. Otherwise, illness was seen as a punishment from God, so to be healed, they believed God would do it since he is the ultimate healer.
The Passover is a time, normally seven or eight days, that marks the Hebrews exodus from Egypt. The Shavuot is a festival that celebrates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people. It is also named after the seven-week period between the ending of the Passover to the beginning of the Shavuot. Another seven-day festival is the the Sukkot. The Sukkot celebrates the fall harvest and commemorates the time when the Hebrews were in the Sinai wilderness while on their way to the Promise Land, which was in Israel. In Judaism, they start their new year in the fall and have a festival called Rosh Hashanah to mark it. Having the festival indicates a new year for their new hopes. Last, but not least, there's the festival called Yom Kippur. This festival is the Jewish Day of Atonement, meaning it is a day for self-examination.
One of the most well-known and important celebrations that happens in Judaism are the Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs. These celebrations are so important because it marks the day when children are obligated to observe the Jewish Law. When a boy turns 13-years old, he has his Bar Mitzvah, but when a girl turns 12-years old, she'll have her Bat Mitzvah.
When it comes to rituals in Judaism, they are pretty simple. A Jew's body is considered a gift from God so they are obligated to keep their bodies healthy and pure. Jews are not allowed to have a lot of body piercing, which excludes a women's ears. They are also not to be marked up with tattoos. If Jews became sick, the doctors they had were not supposed to help them unless it was a special condition, like childbirth. Otherwise, illness was seen as a punishment from God, so to be healed, they believed God would do it since he is the ultimate healer.