Hakafot (Torah processions)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hakafot_(Torah_processions)
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Hakafot
Torah processions
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Simchat_Torah
gptkb:Shemini_Atzeret
gptkbp:customs children participate
joyful celebration
singing and dancing
gptkbp:dateObserved 23rd of Tishrei (Diaspora)
22nd of Tishrei
gptkbp:duration varies by community
gptkbp:frequency annual
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hakafot (Torah processions)
gptkbp:involves carrying Torah scrolls
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:meaning circuits
gptkbp:musicBy traditional Jewish songs
gptkbp:numberOfFloors seven
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Ashkenazi_Jews
gptkb:Mizrahi_Jews
gptkb:Sephardi_Jews
gptkb:Yemenite_Jews
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:synagogue
gptkbp:publicCelebration common in Israel
sometimes held outdoors
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Talmud
Jewish holidays
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Talmud
flags
candies (for children)
gptkbp:sometimesPerformedOn gptkb:Hoshanah_Rabbah
Shavuot (in some communities)
Simchat Beit HaShoeva (in some communities)
gptkbp:symbolizes completion of Torah reading cycle
joy of Torah
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Simchat_Torah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5