Celebrating the changing of the year is essential in all cultures. It brings a time of celebration that another year has been enjoyed and survived. It also gives followers the chance to reflect on the year just gone, what has gone well and what has gone badly. Many will be glad to see the year go, and others will be lessened by its loss. Either way, it’s worth doing something for, and one of the most exciting changes of year celebrations is that of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. The Jewish religion is older than Christianity, and so they have just celebrated the year 5781!
The sending of Rosh Hashanah cards, like those available from https://cazenovejudaica.com/uk/cards/rosh-hashanah is one of the many ways the holiday is celebrated. The biblical name for Rosh Hashanah is also very interesting. It translates as the day of shouting or blasting. This means it is quite a noisy time in the Jewish household as locals and religious officials welcome the three days of celebration with the blowing of very loud hollowed-out Ram’s horns.
There then follows days of feasting and reflecting as families and friends come together to celebrate each other’s good health and make promises for the new year ahead. The most common things eaten are some sweetened honey apples, traditional wine from Israel and lots of interesting, flavoured bread. Pomegranates are also eaten.