Succos
- noun
- /ˈsuːkəs/
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Sucot
- We celebrate Succos by gathering with friends and family to enjoy festive meals in our sukkah.
Examples
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The Talmud relates that every Succos, in preparation for the "bais hasho'eva" celebration, balconies would be erected along the inner walls of the "Women's Courtyard."
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During Succos, Jewish families build temporary shelters to commemorate the Israelites' time in the wilderness.
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Were men and women always separated in the Temple, or was it only during the festive occasion of Beit Hasho'eva (Water Drawing event during the Succos Holiday)?
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Many people decorate their sukkah with fruit and greenery to enhance the joy of Succos.
Synonyms
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A major Jewish festival in autumn when people live briefly in small shelters to remember the Israelites' desert journey
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A Jewish festival lasting seven days when people live in temporary shelters called sukkahs
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A Jewish festival that remembers the Israelites living in temporary shelters during their time in the desert
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A week-long Jewish festival called Sukkot in autumn when people live briefly in small shelters to remember the desert journey
A weeklong Jewish festival in autumn when people live in small huts to remember time in the desert
Surface Forms
Etymology
Succos comes from the Hebrew word sukkah meaning 'hut' and the plural sukkot meaning 'huts'. During the festival people build small huts or booths to remember the shelters the Israelites lived in while traveling, so Succos today is the name of the holiday when families live and eat in these temporary shelters.