Jewish festival of Sukkot

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jewish_festival_of_Sukkot

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Feast_of_Booths gptkb:Feast_of_Tabernacles
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Pilgrimage_festivals Biblical holidays
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Talmud
gptkbp:customs	sleeping in the sukkah inviting guests (ushpizin) decorating the sukkah Simchat Torah (immediately after Sukkot in Diaspora)
gptkbp:duration	7 days 8 days (in the Diaspora)
gptkbp:endDate	22nd day of Tishrei (Diaspora) 21st day of Tishrei (Israel)
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Yom_Kippur
gptkbp:holiday	major Jewish festival
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Jewish festival of Sukkot
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Jews
gptkbp:origin	commemoration of Israelites' dwelling in booths after Exodus
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite	gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:prayers	gptkb:Shehecheyanu gptkb:Hallel gptkb:Musaf gptkb:Hoshanot
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Shemini_Atzeret
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Simchat_Beit_HaShoeivah gptkb:Shemini_Atzeret gptkb:Hoshanah_Rabbah
gptkbp:rituals	dwelling in a sukkah waving the Four Species
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Deuteronomy_16:13-15 gptkb:Leviticus_23:33-43 Numbers 29:12-34
gptkbp:significance	one of the Shalosh Regalim (three pilgrimage festivals)
gptkbp:startDate	15th day of Tishrei
gptkbp:symbol	aravah etrog hadass lulav sukkah
gptkbp:theme	divine protection unity of the Jewish people gratitude for the harvest
gptkbp:traditionalFood	eating meals in the sukkah
gptkbp:workPermittedOn	Chol HaMoed (intermediate days)
gptkbp:workProhibitedOn	first day second day (Diaspora)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Book_of_Ecclesiastes
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6