Sukkot facts

Sukkot
Sukkot
From left to right, lulav, etrog carrier, and etrog used on Sukkot
Official name Hebrew: סוכות or סֻכּוֹת "Booths, Tabernacles"
Observed by Jews
Type Judaism
Significance One of the three pilgrim festivals
Begins 15th day of Tishrei
Ends 21st day of Tishrei (22nd outside of Israel)
Observances Eating in sukkah, taking the Four Species.
Related to Shemini Atzeret

Sukkot (also known as Feast of Tabernacles) is a Jewish festival. In this event, people celebrate the gathering of the crops, and remember the time in the past when small shelters were made by the Jews when they were in the wilderness and had no homes.

Images

  • Sukkah Roofs

    External aerial view of Sukkah booths where Jewish families eat their meals and sleep throughout the Sukkot holiday

  • Soukkah (Sukkah) fin du XIXe siècle, Autriche ou Sud de l'Allemagne - Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme

    250x250px

  • A Pleasant Sukka

    Sukkah in the U.S.

  • PikiWiki Israel 14882 Western Wall in Jerusalem

    Sukkot prayers at the Western Wall or Kotel


All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Sukkot Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.