On the evening of September 25, the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah will be celebrated

On the evening of September 25, the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah will be celebrated



From the evening of September 25 to the evening of September 27, the followers of Judaism will celebrate the onset of the year 5783 according to the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashanah falls on the new moon of the autumn month of Tishri, and according to the Gregorian calendar, the date depends on the year.

Rosh Hashanah literally translates to "head of the year". On the first day of Tirshey, as the Jews believe, there are a significant number of events that are central in the history of mankind. According to the followers of Judaism, on this day, which became the sixth since the foundation of the world, Adam and Eve (Eve) were created, on which they violated the ban, for which they were condemned to exile from the Garden of Eden. Later, Noah (Noah) came out of the ark into it after the flood. On the same day, religious books date the end of Jewish hard labor during Egyptian slavery.

It is believed that on the days of the holiday people are judged, and prayers of introspection and repentance can influence the decision. Rosh Hashanah begins ten days of prayer and repentance, called the "Days of Awe" or "Ten Days of Repentance", and ends with Yom Kippur.

One of the "attributes" of the holiday is a Jewish ritual wind instrument called a shofar, made from the horn of an animal. Its sounds are usually interpreted, including as a call to repentance.

During meals on Rosh Hashanah, it is customary to wave bread (challah) into honey, as well as dip an apple into honey and wish each other a sweet new year.

In the Tanakh, the Holy Scripture of the Jews, the first month of the year is the spring month of Aviv, in which the Jews left Egypt.



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