When is sukkot 2018

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The walls of the sukkah does not have to be solid, canvas covering or nailed down is acceptable. People rejoice with them by waving them or shaking them about. The festival is set down in the Hebrew Bible book of Leviticus. When does Sukkot start? Sukkot is a festival with its roots based in the celebration of the harvest, as well as the biblical Exodus.

Sukkot lasts for about seven days in most parts of the world, except in Jerusalem, where it is an eight-day festival. The first two days sundown on September 23 until nightfall on September 25 in of the holiday are yom tov, when work is forbidden, candles are lit in the evening, and festive meals are enjoyed.

The intermediate days nightfall on September 25 until sundown on September 29 in are quasi holidays, known as Chol Hamoed. Jews will dwell in the sukkah, a temporary hut with agricultural significance. The final two days sundown on September 30 until nightfall on October 2 in are a separate holiday called Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.

This year in the UK, Shemini Atzeret begins at 6. The holiday serves not only as a harvest festival but as an observance of God's protection during the 40 years of wandering which followed the Jewish people fleeing Egypt during the Exodus.

It is one of the three pilgrimage festivals in the Jewish calendar, when Jews would visit the Temple in Jerusalem. Dr Jonathan Sacks, the U. It's our annual reminder of how vulnerable life is, how exposed to the elements.