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Holidays and Festivals Around the World
Judaism
Judaism has of 14 million followers worldwide. They believe in one God with whom they have a covenant. Jews believe that they have been chosen specially by God, who monitors people and rewards good deeds and punishes evil ones. They follow their religious text called the Torah which they believe contains the words and laws of God as revealed to Moses.
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| January 22 | Tu B'Shevat | Celebration of spring. |
| March 21 | Purim | Celebration of the rescue of ancient Jews from a plot to destroy them as told in the book of Esther. |
| April 20-26 | Passover | An annual feast commerating the end of Jewish slavery in Egypt |
| May 2 | Yom Hashoah |
In memory of the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust |
| June 9 | Shavuot | It marks the conclusion of the seven weeks following Passover. It is a celebration of the harvest of the first fruits and the commemoration of God giving of the Torah and Commandments to Mosses at Mount Sinai |
July 20 |
17th Tammuz | Marks the Fall of Jerusalem |
| August 10 | Tish B'Av | A day of mourning which commemorates the destruction of the first and second Temples, as well as many other extremely tragic events which have happened on this day to the Jewish people. |
| September 30 | Rosh Hashanah | Celebrates the Jewish New Year. |
| October 9 | Yom Kippur | Day of Atonement. Begins at sundown. |
| October 14 | Sukkot | Begins 5 days after Yom Kippur. A celebration of the harvest and the protection of the people of Israel as they wandered in the desert on their way to find the Promised Land. |
| October 21 | Shemini Atzeret | It is the final assembly day, which formally ends the season of the High Holy Days. |
| October 21 | Simchat Torah | Celebrates the renewal of the annual cycle of Torah readings. |
| December 22 | Hannukah | The Jewish Festival of Lights which celebrates the miracle and the oil lamp that only had enough oil left for one day, but the oil lasted for eight. |
| December 19 | 10th Tevet | Commemoration of the Siege of Jerusalem |
| *Holidays in bold are the most important holidays. | ||
Last Updated: 18-Mar-2008
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