The Jewish holidays (listed below) begin at sunset and last until after nightfall around 25 hours later. They serve to enrich the Jewish year and to connect the people with their past.
All of these days are marked by added prayers and Torah-readings; and each has its specific observances.
Fast days:
Judaism has six yearly fasts. The fasts start shortly before dawn and end at twilight, except for Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av which start the evening before at sunset and last for 25 hours.
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The Fast of Esther commemorates the danger that the Jews were in, during the events described in the Book of Esther.
The sixth fast, Yom Kippur, is the Day of Atonement, commanded in Leviticus 23:26-32.
Each festival has its specific purpose and laws:
Reasons for the holidays:
Every one of them has as its purpose "remembering the Exodus from Egypt" (as stated in our prayers and the kiddush over wine). In addition, Passover is a Thanksgiving to God for the barley-harvest, Shavuot is a thanksgiving to God for the wheat-harvest, and Sukkot is a thanksgiving to God for the ingathering of grain.
Shavuot also celebrates the Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, and Sukkot commemorates God having protected us in the wilderness.
It may also be noted that it is instinctive and a moral and emotional need to celebrate in front of God every so often. This was Cain's motivation in making his offering in Genesis ch.4 without having been commanded.
Had God not given us the Torah-festivals listed above, we might instinctively seek out those of the Canaanites, which the Torah warns against (Exodus 34:15) immediately before listing the Jewish festivals (in the following verses).
There is no separate "holiday for Judaism" unless an individual country decides to create one.
There are a number of holidays observed by religious members of the Jewish faith. Unlike the secular meaning for holiday, as a vacation day, the Jewish holidays follow the original meaning as holy days.
Jews light candles on every Sabbath and festival,
but you're probably thinking of Hannukah.
There's no such holiday or concept in Judaism.
Judaism's real name, in English, is "Judaism".
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Kwanzaa is a Jewish holiday celebrated in december.
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There is no such holiday called 'Haman'. Haman is a character in the story of Purim.
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The Weekly Sabbath. Annually, Yom Kippur, aka the Day of Atonement.
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