Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Saturday september 30, 2023 | Sukkot | Jewish | |
Sunday march 24, 2024 | Purim (banks are closed) | Jewish | |
Sukkot
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Saturday september 30, 2023
Jewish : As for Passover and Shavu'ot, Sukkot has a dual meaning: agricultural and historical. Celebraion of the 40 years spent by the children of Israel in huts in the desert.
This explains the tradition of dwelling in huts during that period.
Purim (banks are closed)
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Sunday march 24, 2024
Jewish : Celebrates defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia. In Shushan, the capital of Persia, King Ahasuerus married Esther, and made her his queen. He was not aware that she was Jewish. When Esther's cousin, Mordecai, bothered the king's prime minister, Haman, the prime minister became enraged and finally convinced the king that the Jews should all be put to death. After a three-day fast, Esther revealed to the king her identity as a Jew, and indulged him to save her people. The king spared the Jews, hung Haman, and made Mordecai his new sovereign. In israel, other businesses remain open