סוּכּוֹת(Sukkot)

Sukkot begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, five days after Yom Kippur. It lasts 7 days, ending with Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. In the Gregorian calendar, it falls in September or October.

Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths) is a seven-day Jewish harvest festival commemorating the 40 years the Israelites wandered in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. Jews build a sukkah (temporary outdoor hut) and eat or sleep in it for the duration of the holiday.

Sukkot is observed by Jewish communities worldwide, particularly in Israel, United States, France, Canada, United Kingdom, Argentina, and Australia. In Israel, the first day of Sukkot is a national public holiday.

In Israel, the first day of Sukkot is a national public holiday. The intermediate days (Chol HaMoed) involve restrictions on work in religious Jewish communities. Outside Israel, Sukkot is observed by Jewish communities but is not a public holiday.

Sukkot traditions include building a sukkah (a temporary hut decorated with fruits, vegetables, and paper chains) with a roof of natural greenery (skhakh) open to the sky, eating and entertaining guests in the sukkah, waving the four species: lulav (palm), hadassim (myrtle), aravot (willow), and etrog (citron) in ritual ceremonies.