On the evening of September 25, the celebration of Rosh Hashanah begins, which is also called the Jewish New Year.. The date of this holiday varies from year to year, as the Jewish calendar depends on the phases of the moon..

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When is Rosh Hashanah celebrated?.

The holiday is celebrated two days in a row on the new moon of the autumn month of Tishri, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.. It is believed that God created the world in the seventh month, so the celebration of the new year begins with it.. The holiday is not usually celebrated with noise, this is a time of humility and repentance.

This year, Rosh Hashanah will begin on the evening of September 25th and will last until September 27th..

The meaning of the holiday.

Rosh Hashanah is associated with the creation of the first people, their eating of the forbidden fruit, as well as the end of the Great Flood, the salvation of Isaac and other important events.. The main thing these days is to remember what happened over the past year, your misdeeds and mistakes, and repent.

The holiday begins 10 days of repentance and prayers, which are called " And the culmination of these days is another holiday - Yom Kippur - the day of reconciliation.

Celebration traditions.

On the first evening of Rosh Hashanah, it is customary to greet each other and wish that a person is inscribed in the Book of Life. During the meal, it is customary to say texts with blessings, and dip the bread in honey so that the next year will be sweet..

According to tradition, it is necessary to eat apples with honey.

Days spent in prayer. Read 10 Jewish texts that mention God as king. Then 10 more texts follow, mentioning God as remembering everything and 10 texts that mention the shofar - a ram's horn, one of the main attributes of the holiday.. The shofar blown during morning prayer calls the faithful to God's judgment.

On a holiday, one should not eat bitter and sour food, so that the coming year does not bring sorrow and misfortune.. It is not customary to eat nuts, because the numerical value of the word "