1) It commemorates the date that God gave the Ten Commandments.
2) Every one of the festivals has as its purpose "remembering the Exodus from Egypt" (as stated in our prayers and the kiddush over wine).
3) In addition, Shavuot is a Thanksgiving to God for the wheat-harvest.
Shavuot is a Jewish religious holiday.
May Day is the most common holiday in the month of May. Although this holiday is not widely celebrated, it is still an important holiday with historical significance.
Shavuot ("Weeks"), seven weeks after Passover.
The holiday of Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah and the laws contain therein.
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.
In Christianity, the holiday known as Shavuot is called 'Pentecost.' While Jews celebrate God Giving them the Torah on Shavuot, Christians celebrate God Sending them the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.
They aren't the same day. The Festival of First Fruits is Shavuot, a completely different holiday from Pesach.
It is known as Shavuot in Hebrew, or the Feast of Pentecost in Christian terminology.
I am assuming it is: שבועות טוב which means literally good weeks, or in conversation generally have a good week. It might be also referring to the holiday Shavuot, which it then means Good Shavuot.
The Federal Holiday is observed on the following Monday. Veterans Day is always the 11th of November in the US and Canada. There was an attempt to change it to the 4th Monday, but that failed due to the historical significance of the 11th.
The holiday that celebrates the presentation of the Ten Commandments by God to the Israelites is called Shavuot.
yes, it is customary to eat dairy foods. Although it is allowed to eat meat on the holiday as well. (But of course, not dairy and meat together!--that would not be kosher)