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Jewish New Year, also known as Rosh Hashanah is celebrated in the month of Tishri that takes place between September and October according to the Gregorian calendar. Commemorating the anniversary of creation, Jewish New Year's Day is said to be the day on which God opens the Book of life to observe His creatures and decide their fate for the coming year.
Rosh Hashanah, which means “ head of the year ” in Hebrew is also called the “ Feast of the Trumpets ”. In the Biblical times the Jews used Ram's horn as a trumpet to announce the coming of the new moon. Time to rejoice and celebrate, Jewish New Year is celebrated with full enthusiasm by the Jews from all over the world. No doubt like in other New Year celebrations prayers play an important role in the Jewish New Year Celebrations.
Jewish New Year Celebrations start by bathing, having haircuts, wearing special clothes and giving treats to children. The women of the household are seen lighting commemorative candles on the auspicious occasion of Jewish New Year. Jews have different ways of greeting each sex, for men the greeting is like “ Leshana tova tikateivi v'techateim” and for women it's “ Leshana tova tikateivi vetichatemi ”.
No wonder any festivity is incomplete without some delicacy been prepared and such is the case with Jewish New Year too. Jews eat two loaves of bread, known as, “ Challah ”. Challah stands for the circle of life and symbolizes for an endless life. Another tradition is that of the apples dipped in honey, which symbolizes “sweet year ahead”.
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