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1 Rosh Hashanah - The Jewish New Year
2 Aseret Yemei Teshuva - Ten Days of Repentance
3 Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement
4 Sukkot - Feast of Booths (or Tabernacles)
5 Shemini Atzeret
5b Simchat Torah
6 Hanukkah - Festival of Lights
7 Tenth of Tevet
8 Tu Bishvat - New Year of the Trees
9 Purim - Festival of Lots
10 New Year for Kings (extinct)
11 Pesach - Passover
12 Sefirat ha'omer - Counting of the Omer
13 Lag (33rd day) Ba'omer
14 Shavuot - Feast of Weeks - Yom HaBikurim
15 Seventeenth of Tammuz
16 The Three Weeks and the Nine Days
17 Tisha B'av - Ninth of Av
18 Tithe of animals (extinct)
19 Rosh Chodesh - the New Month
20 Shabbat - The Sabbath
21 Fast of Gedalia
22 Ta'anit Esther
23 Fast of the First Born
The main ones are the ones in BOLD.
Answer:
The question is in the past tense, and inquires regarding "ancient" holidays. The list above answers that question, but it should be understood that this list is also current. It reflects the holidays and comemorations of Jews up to the present day.
The ancient holidays of the Jews:
Rosh Ha Shannah: Jewish New Year, marks begining of 10 days of repentance culminating in Yom Kippur
Fast of Gedaliah: To commemorate the assassination of Gedalya Ben Achikam, and the start of the Babylonian exile of the Jewish people. Early 6th century BCE.
Yom Kippur: Day of attonement.
Sukkot: To commemorate the 40 years of wandering of the Israelites in the desert, after the Exodus from Egypt. Jewish people are commanded to build and live in temporary dwellings for 7 days.
Simhat Torah: Joy of Torah marks the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
Hanukkah: Celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple of Jerusalem, after the Syrian-Greek army was defeated by the Maccabees.
Fast of Esther: A day of fasting in rememberence of the fast of Queen Esther prior to her attempt to save the Jewish people of ancient Persia.
Purim: Commemorates the annulment of the decree against the Jewish people in ancient Persia.
Passover: Remembers the Exodus of the people of Israel from Egypt.
Lag Ba Omer: The 33rd day of the Omer commemorating a break in the mourning period for the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva [2nd century CE]
Shavuot: Commemorates the giving of the Torah and the 10 commandments to the Israelites at Mt Sinai.
Shiv'ah Asar B'tammuz: A fasting day to remember the breach of the walls of Jerusalem, during the seige of the city by the Roman army. 70 CE
Tishah Beav: To remember the destruction of the first Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, and the second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE.
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∙ 12y agoHere is a list of all the holidays:
1 Rosh Hashanah - The Jewish New Year
2 Aseret Yemei Teshuva - Ten Days of Repentance
3 Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement
4 Sukkot - Feast of Booths (or Tabernacles)
5 Shemini Atzeret
5b Simchat Torah
6 Hanukkah - Festival of Lights
7 Tenth of Tevet
8 Tu Bishvat - New Year of the Trees
9 Purim - Festival of Lots
10 New Year for Kings (extinct)
11 Pesach - Passover
12 Sfirat ha'omer - Counting of the Omer
13 Lag Ba'omer
14 Shavuot - Feast of Weeks - Yom HaBikurim
15 Seventeenth of Tammuz
16 The Three Weeks and the Nine Days
17 Tisha B'av - Ninth of Av
18 Tithe of animals (extinct)
19 Rosh Chodesh - the New Month
20 Shabbat - The Sabbath
21 Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance day
22 Yom Hazikaron - Memorial Day
23 Yom Ha'atzmaut - Israel Independence Day
24 Yom Yerushalaim - Jerusalem Day
25 Fast of Gedalia
26 Ta'anit Esther
27 Fast of the First Born
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