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Shavuot

In Judaism, a festival celebrated on the 50th day after Pesach (Passover) in commemoration of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai, and the end of the grain harvest. In the Christian church, Shavuot (Pentecost) was the day on which the apostles experienced inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Shavuot signifies the spiritual freedom granted to the Jews under the rule of God's law, or Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible). Seven weeks are counted from the second day of Pesach, known as the counting of the Omer. Shavuot is the next day after the seven weeks; this is the 50th day, hence the name ‘Pentecost’.

The synagogue is decorated with flowers and it is traditional to eat dairy products, possibly because God brought the Israelites out of Egypt to ‘a land flowing with milk and honey’, as described in Deuteronomy. Some Jews celebrate the giving of the Torah by studying it through the night. In synagogue, prayers of thanksgiving are given and the Book of Ruth is read. This is one of the scrolls (megillot) in which Ruth, a non-Jew, marries a Jewish man who subsequently dies. Her commitment to his faith is so strong that she remains with his family as a practising Jew; the story demonstrates commitment to the Torah.
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And when you read around these instructions for Pentecost, or the Feast of Weeks or the Day of First Fruits as it is also called, you run headlong into the spot where Jesus lifted his famous response to the question concerning the greatest commandment, which He insisted was the hook on which the whole of the Law and the Prophets hung: ".
Doing unto others: sharing our life in the Holy Spirit also demands ... by Webber, David / Presbyterian Record
It was also known as the Feast of Weeks, seven weeks after Passover.
Day of Pentecost: May 15, 2005 by Graunke, Terry C. / Currents in Theology and Mission
That puts St Valentine's Day on New Year's Eve, Easter on St Patrick's Day, Whit Sunday on Good Friday, the end of British Summer Time on the Jewish Feast of Weeks and Ramadan on the Tabernacles.
Furby's Gospel : Sleigh to go as Santa packs his sack early by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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