Sukkot
Jewish harvest festival
Sukkot is the Jewish harvest festival commemorating the Israelites' wilderness wanderings after the exodus from Egypt.
Celebrated in autumn, it lasts seven days during which observant Jews build and eat meals in a sukkah—a temporary outdoor structure with a roof of branches or leaves.
The plural form of sukkah, Sukkot literally means "booths" or "huts."
Temporary festival booth
- bambooTall woody grass
- palm frondsFeathery tropical tree leaves
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- roofBuilding's protective top
thatching · booth · hut · temporary dwelling · decorations · paper chains · building · construction
Sweeping hand gesture
Gathering mature crops
- ingatheringAct of assembling together
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- thanksgivingExpression of grateful praise
bounty · firstfruits · wheat · barley · grapes · figs · pomegranates · olives
Religious journey to shrine
- rejoicingFeeling or showing triumph
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- faithTrust without proof
hospitality · protection · wilderness · wandering · exodus · sheltering · joy · celebration
Festival of liberation
- ShavuotFestival marking Torah's giving
- Rosh HashanahJewish calendar's start
- Yom KippurAnnual Jewish atonement observance
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
Organized public celebration
- TabernaclesAutumn harvest observance
- BoothsNorthern England retailer
- seven daysStandard weekly duration
- synagogueJewish house of worship
prayer · Torah reading · Ecclesiastes · kiddush · meals
sukkah
Temporary festival booth
- bambooTall woody grass
- palm frondsFeathery tropical tree leaves
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
roof · thatching · booth · hut · temporary dwelling · decorations · paper chains · building · construction · outdoor
waving
Sweeping hand gesture
harvest
Gathering mature crops
- ingatheringAct of assembling together
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
thanksgiving · bounty · firstfruits · wheat · barley · grapes · figs · pomegranates · olives · dates
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
- rejoicingFeeling or showing triumph
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
faith · hospitality · protection · wilderness · wandering · exodus · sheltering · joy · celebration
Passover
Festival of liberation
- ShavuotFestival marking Torah's giving
- Rosh HashanahJewish calendar's start
- Yom KippurAnnual Jewish atonement observance
festival
Organized public celebration
- TabernaclesAutumn harvest observance
- BoothsNorthern England retailer
- seven daysStandard weekly duration
synagogue · prayer · Torah reading · Ecclesiastes · kiddush · meals
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- Harvest Festivalsharvest fair, harvest party, harvest moon, harvest queen, harvest parade
- Religious HolidaysEaster Sunday, Passover, Pentecost, Good Friday, Ramadan
SukkotYom Kippur
Annual Jewish atonement observance
Tisha B'Av · Day of Atonement · High Holy Days · Selichot · Rosh Hashanah