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Where did shavuot originate from?

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Shavout (weeks) is the moed (appointment) where we count 7 Shabbat's after the offering of the 1st fruits, and celebrate on the day after the last shabbat.

Leviticus 23:15 "'From the day after the Sabbath (which is the day of the offering of the first-fruits), the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks. 16 Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to YHWH. 17 From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of firstfruits to YHWH. 18 Present with this bread seven male lambs, each a year old and without defect, one young bull and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to YHWH, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings-a food offering, an aroma pleasing to YHWH. 19 Then sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering[c] and two lambs, each a year old, for a fellowship offering. 20 The priest is to wave the two lambs before YHWH as a wave offering, together with the bread of the firstfruits. They are a sacred offering to YHWH for the priest. 21 On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly and do no regular work. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live."

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What country did Shavuot originate from?

Shavuot is a Jewish religious holiday.


What country did Shavuot originate in?

The Shavuot celebration originated in Israel and they celebrate a feast.


In what culture did Shavuot originate?

Judaism


Where did Shavuot originate?

It originated in the Jewish religion.


When did Shavuot originate?

It originated at Mt. Sinai. So the "when" was about 3,500 years ago. What most people do not think of is that Shavuot is 50 days after Passover. Passover was the beginning of the Exodus from Egypt.


Where did Shavout originate?

It is actually called Shavuot, not Shavout. Mount Sinai, in Israel is the originating location of Shavuot. It celebrates the day, or two days (outside of Israel), when God gave Torah to Moses. Because it originated in Israel, it is celebrated in one day by Jews of Israel, and in two days by Jewish people outside Israel.


Can you wear tefillin on Shavuot?

No. Tefillin are not worn on holidays, including Shavuot, or on the Sabbath.


How long after the passover was shavuot?

Shavuot (mistranslated as Pentecost) was fifty days after the Passover. Still is.


Are strawberry shortcakes a traditional Shavuot dish?

No. Anything dairy is traditional on Shavuot, especially blintzes.


Which Jews celebrate the biblical holiday of Shavuot?

Shavuot is recognized as a festival by all branches of Judaism, Orthodox, Reform, Conserviative. However, of the three pilgrimage festivals, it is the most frequently ignored. (Despite the good food, since cheesecake is a traditioinal food for Shavuot.) I have been to Orthodox synagogues where hardly anyone showed up for Shavuot, and I have been to Reform synagogues that were crowded on Shavuot. Even so it is probable that more Orthodox Jews take Shavuot seriously.


Do Jewish people celebrate Shavuot?

Yes, Shavuot is a Jewish holy day/festival (Leviticus ch.23).


Why do you pray all night on Shavuot?

The custom is not to pray all night, but to study all night. Shavuot is considered to be the anniversary of the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Tikkun Leil Shavuot is the custom of staying up the entire night (leil) of Shavuot studying with the community in order to reexperience standing at Sinai.