Festivals
The Jewish year begins with Rosh Hashanah, a two-day festival marking the start of the year. The first 10 days of the Jewish year, including Rosh Hashanah, are especially holy and conclude with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which includes a 25-hour fast.
Other major festivals include Sukkot (Tabernacles, celebrating the harvest), Pesach (Passover, celebrating the Exodus), and Shavuot (Weeks, celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai).
Jews also celebrate Hanukkah and Purim. Although these festivals have fewer religious restrictions, they have rich traditions such as eating oily foods on Hanukkah and wearing costumes on Purim.