US Politics | When is Rosh Hashanah 2022?
ROSH Hashana, known as Jewish New Year, is an important date in believers' calendars. The two-day observance is filled with special foods and activities and brings the Jewish community together. GettyRosh Hashanah is an important date in the Jewish calendar '/ ' What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah translates as "the head of the year" in Hebrew and it is the period when Jews observe the end of one year and the beginning of the next. It is thought by Jews to be the day that God created Adam and Eve, and serves as a time to celebrate the creation of the universe. Although the festival is a chance to enjoy time spent with friends and family, it is also a time for reflection, and begins 10 days of repentance for sins committed in the previous year. At the end of the 10 days is Yom Kippur, which is the Day of Atonement. read more on special days OLD GLORY What to know about the history of Flag Day CELEBRATED 'CODE' How 143 Day became a holiday in honor of Mister Rogers It is considered to be the holiest day in the Jewish calendar and is usually spent in prayer and fasting. Rosh Hashanah will begin in the evening of Sunday, September 25, 2022, at sundown. It will end at nightfall on September 27, 2022. The date for Rosh Hashanah changes every year but typically takes place in the early fall. Most read in The US Sun 'DEVASTATED' Mum's tribute to 'wonderful boy' after Brit, 22, killed by helicopter blades BABY LOVE Kardashian fans go wild after Kourtney posts pic of Khloe touching her BABY BUMP HOST OF PROBLEMS? Today fans demand Savannah be 'fired' after they notice 'rude' behavior STEER CLEAR Five items to never buy at Aldi - including an overpriced pharmacy dupe 'GROW SILENTLY' Hoda shares cryptic quote after reason behind her Savannah clash is exposed DON'T SLEEP ON IT LPBW fans slam Tori Roloff's 'bad parenting' over son Josiah, 3 months In 2023, it begins on Friday, September 15, and ends on Sunday, September 17. In 2024 it lands in early October. The date changes as it is based on the Hebrew calendar. How is Rosh Hashanah celebrated? Most of the two days are spent at the synagogue or feasting with loved ones. Customs include sounding a hollowed-out ram's horn known as a shofar after reading from the Torah \- the Jewish religious text. Around 100 blasts can often be heard throughout the New Year at the synagogue, symbolising a call for repentance. Jews will consume symbolic foods such as apples or cakes dipped in honey, which represent having a "sweet new year". They also eat round challah, which is a a plaited loaf of white leavened bread, and carrots. Read More on The US Sun HAUNTING VID Student made chilling prediction about 'being murdered' before disappearance HAIR GLUE I tried the Kardashians' viral hair stick dupe - is it worth it? Fish heads are also eaten, to symbolise the head of the year, and pomegranates, which are said to have 613 seeds, similar to the 613 commandments in the Jewish holy teaching. Candles are lit in the evening and blessings are also recited.
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