Festival of the First Fruits

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pentecost
gptkb:Shavuot
gptkbp:category Biblical festivals
Jewish holidays
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Jews
gptkbp:date Sivan 6 (Hebrew calendar)
gptkbp:duration 1 day (in Israel)
2 days (in the Diaspora)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Festival of the First Fruits
gptkbp:location gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Passover
gptkb:Counting_of_the_Omer
gptkbp:rituals Eating dairy foods
Reading the Book of Ruth
Decorating homes and synagogues with greenery
Offering of first fruits (Bikkurim) in ancient times
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Deuteronomy_16:9-12
gptkb:Exodus_34:22
gptkb:Leviticus_23:15-21
gptkbp:significance Marks the wheat harvest in Israel
Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yom_HaBikkurim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7