How to Celebrate the Three Pilgrim Festivals
The Three Pilgrim Festivals are an important time in the Jewish calendar. They celebrate Passover, the Festival of Weeks and the Feast of Tabernacles. Read this eHow to learn how to celebrate the Three Pilgrim Festivals.
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Instructions
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Passover
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Remove leaven from the house, as well as clean and vacuum the house.
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Do a final search for leaven on the night of the 14th, and if any leaven is found, burn it.
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Celebrate the Seder on the first night of Passover. According the commandment in the Bible, one needs to relate the story of the Exodus to one's son during this Pilgrim Festival.
Feast of Weeks
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Spend the night before the Feast of Weeks studying the Torah.
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Treat neighbors with compassion, a basic tenant of the Jewish faith.
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Do no work during the Festival of Weeks.
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Read the Book of Ruth during this time.
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Eat dairy products during the Festival of Weeks.
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Decorate the home with flowers, since they represent the blooming of Mt. Sinai in honor of the Torah.
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Bake two loaves of wheat bread and serve them with your meals during this Pilgrim Festival.
Feast of Tabernacles
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Celebrate this Jewish festival for seven days.
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Rejoice in the Torah.
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Carry the Torah around the synagogue.
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Culminate the Feast of Tabernacles with a "celebration of renewal and thanksgiving".
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Welcome guests and strangers to your home during the Feast of Tabernacles.
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