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1、Shavuot五旬節(jié) The5thdayofSivan，fiftydaysafterPassover TheYomTovbeginsatsundownofthe5thdayofSivan，exactlyfiftydaysafterPassover。 Shavuot，theFeastoftheWeeks，istheJewishholidaycelebratingtheharvestseasoninIsrael.Shavuot，whichmeans“weeks”，referstothetimingofthefestivalwhichisheldexactl
2、y7weeksafterPassover.ShavuotisknownalsoasYomHabikkurim，or“theDayoftheFirstFruits”，becauseitisthetimethefarmersofIsraelwouldbringtheirfirstharvesttoJerusalemasatokenofthanksgiving. ShavuotalsocommemoratestheanniversaryofthegivingoftheTenCommandmentstoMosesandtheIsraelitesatMountSin
3、ai?！ anyofthetraditionsandcustomsofShavuothaveevolvedfromthelegendsandstoriesdescribingtheexperiencesoftheIsraelitesatMountSinai.AccordingtotraditiontheIsraelitesactuallyoversleptonthemorningofGod’svisit.Tocompensateforthisnegligence，JewsholdavigilontheeveofShavuot.Theystayawakefr
4、omdusktodawn，keepingthemselvesbusywiththereadingsoftheTorahandtheTalmud。AdigestofreadingshasevolvedcalledTikkunLeilShavuot，the“RestorationofShavuotEve，”whichincludesselectionsfromtheTorah，theProphets，theTalmud，andtheZohar?！ notherShavuotcustomistheeatingofdairyfoods.Oneexplanation
5、statesthatthiscomesfromapassageintheTorahwhichreads：“AndHegaveusthisland，alandflowingwithmilkandhoney”?！ notherexplanationcomesfromalegendstatingthatbeforethevisitfromGodtheJewsdidnotkeepkosherorfollowtheKashrutlaws.ItwasonthisfirstShavuotthattheyfoundoutthattheirutensilswerenonko
6、sherandthusunfitforuse.SofindingthemselveswithoutkoshermeatsorutensilstheIsraeliteswereforcedtoeatonlydairyfoods.TodayJewscelebrateShavuotbyeatingblintzes，cheesecake，andotherdairydishes. AnotherlegendtellsthestoryoftheIsraelitesfindingMountSinaibloomingandlushwithgreeneryandflower
7、s.FromthislegendgrewthecustomtodecoratetheJewishhomeandsynagoguewithtreebranchesandflowers.SometemplesdecoratetheTorahscrollswithwreathsofroses. 中國日報網站
