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SUKKOT (JEWISH FESTIVAL)

When is Sukkot (Jewish Festival) in 2024?

Sukkot (Jewish Festival) in 2024 is on the Wednesday, 16th of Oct (10/16/2024).

Sukkot (Jewish Festival) is on the 290th day of 2024. There are 76 days left in the year.

Sukkot (Jewish Festival) Facts

  • Date: Oct 16, 2024
  • Religious
  • Also Called: Succot, Sukkos, Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Booths
  • Celebrations: Eating in Sukkah, Carrying the Four Species
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Sukkot is a Jewish festival and one of the biggest holidays celebrated by the Jewish all over the world. It is a week long festival that combines family, religion and their native country together. Typically, Sukkot is an eight day long harvest festival. Unlike more well-known holidays such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah where people ask for forgiveness of their previous wrong doings and fixing relationships, Sukkot is an occasion to celebrate pure happiness and joy.

Sukkot is described as a harvest holiday in the Torah and it is instructed in the Torah that people live in tents for seven days to let the future generation know that God made the Israelite people live in tents when he brought them out of Egypt. Our ancestors built temporary booths, called Sukkots, in the fields to stay there the entire week of harvest. This tradition is still kept alive by modern Jews who build tents in their front yards. These "booths" are a visible representation of God's grace, one that has its beginning in the agricultural ritual. It is an occasion for being happy and giving thanks for the earthly treasures that God has given us in this world.

Sukkot starts out with a special prayer and holiday meal on the first day. The following days of the festival are called the Chol Hamoed or "weekdays". The seventh day of Sukkot has a special observance and is called the Hoshana Rabbah. This refers to the ritual where worshippers walk around the boundaries of the sanctuary or house of prayer also called the synagogue during their morning services. Outside of Israel, however, the festival is celebrated in full the first two days.

Throughout the week, the orthodox Jews stay in the tent and enjoy their meals. The tent is often open on one side. It is also seen as a way to bring people closer to the nature as they are being forced to stay in these temporary dwellings. The tents are built in such a way that one can see the night sky through the opening in the roof. This is also a great way to connect with nature as people stay outside and look up to the sky and dream giving them a great spiritual feeling.

Any building materials such as wood, steel, vinyl or aluminum siding, or canvas can be used to build a Sukkot. It can include a side of a house or parch or may stand alone. The roof, known as S'chach, has to be built with an organic material such as palm fronds or leafy overgrowth of trees. It is also a custom to decorate the inside of the dwelling with hanging decorative objects.

The special prayers for Sukkot include reciting from the Torah every day after morning prayers as well as additional prayers and graces of God is also offered before and after every meal. Each day of the festival the worshippers walk around their synagogue carrying their Four Species.

Sukkot (Jewish Festival) Observances

DAY
DATE
HOLIDAY NAME
  • Mon
  • Oct 01, 2012
  • Sun
  • Oct 07, 2012
  • Thu
  • Sep 19, 2013
  • Wed
  • Sep 25, 2013
  • Thu
  • Oct 09, 2014

List of Religious Holidays of Jewish in 2024

DAYDATEHOLIDAY
ThursdayThuJan 25, 2024Jan 25Tu Bishvat
SundaySunMar 24, 2024Mar 24Purim
MondayMonMar 25, 2024Mar 25Shushan Purim
ThursdayThuApr 18, 2024Apr 18Yom Hashoah
MondayMonApr 22, 2024Apr 22Passover - First Day
TuesdayTueApr 30, 2024Apr 30Passover - Final Day
MondayMonMay 13, 2024May 13Yom HaZikaron
TuesdayTueMay 14, 2024May 14Yom HaAtzma'ut
WednesdayWedMay 22, 2024May 22Second Passover
SundaySunMay 26, 2024May 26Lag BaOmer
WednesdayWedJun 05, 2024Jun 05Yom Yerushalayim
TuesdayTueJun 11, 2024Jun 11Shavuot (1st day)
ThursdayThuJun 13, 2024Jun 13Shavuot
TuesdayTueJul 23, 2024Jul 23The 17th of Tammuz
TuesdayTueAug 13, 2024Aug 13Tish'a B'Av
WednesdayWedOct 02, 2024Oct 02Rosh HaShana Starts
FridayFriOct 04, 2024Oct 04Rosh HaShana Ends
SundaySunOct 06, 2024Oct 06Fast of Gedaliah
SaturdaySatOct 12, 2024Oct 12Yom Kippur
WednesdayWedOct 16, 2024Oct 16Sukkot Starts
WednesdayWedOct 23, 2024Oct 23Sukkot Ends
ThursdayThuOct 24, 2024Oct 24Shmini Atzeret
FridayFriOct 25, 2024Oct 25Simchat Torah
WednesdayWedDec 25, 2024Dec 25Hanukkah Starts

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WednesdayWedFeb 14, 2024Feb 14Valentine's Day
ThursdayThuFeb 15, 2024Feb 15National Bagel Day
SundaySunFeb 18, 2024Feb 18National Drink Wine Day
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SundaySunMar 10, 2024Mar 10Daylight savings
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SaturdaySatJun 08, 2024Jun 08National Best Friends Day
SundaySunJun 16, 2024Jun 16Father's Day
FridayFriJun 21, 2024Jun 21National Selfie Day
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SaturdaySatJul 13, 2024Jul 13National French Fry Day
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WednesdayWedJul 17, 2024Jul 17National Hot Dog Day
SundaySunJul 21, 2024Jul 21National Ice Cream Day
TuesdayTueJul 23, 2024Jul 23Amazon Prime Day
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SundaySunAug 04, 2024Aug 04National Sister Day
WednesdayWedSep 18, 2024Sep 18National Cheeseburger Day
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FridayFriOct 04, 2024Oct 04National Vodka Day
FridayFriOct 04, 2024Oct 04National Taco Day
WednesdayWedOct 09, 2024Oct 09Leif Erikson Day
SaturdaySatOct 19, 2024Oct 19Sweetest Day
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SundaySunNov 03, 2024Nov 03National Sandwich Day
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