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Ads by Google Three Wise Men      Three pilgrim festivals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Three times each year, all your males shall thus be seen in the presence of God your Lord in the place that He will choose: on the festival of matzahs, on the festival of Shavuot, and on the festival of Sukkot. You shall then celebrate the festival of Shavuot to God your Lord, presenting a hand-delivered offering according to the extent of the blessing that God your Lord has granted you...When you bring in the products of your threshing floor and wine vat, you shall celebrate the festival of Sukkot for seven days... Three times each year, every male among you must appear before God the Lord..." (Exodus 23:14-17) [1] and "Keep the Festival of Matzahs [i.e. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_pilgrim_festivals      Shavuoth - definition of Shavuoth in Encyclopedia This term is usually translated a "solemn assembly," meaning the congregation at the pilgrimage festivals. Shavuot ( Hebrew שבועות), ("[seven] weeks") (pronounced: shah-voo-OH-t) is one of the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals; it is a major Jewish holiday ; it is also known as the Feast of Weeks. The traditional festival of Pentecost as the birthday of the Torah ( = "the time our Law was given"), when Israel became a constitutional body and "a distinguished people," remained the sole celebration after the Exile. http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Shavuoth      Kerala Festivals.com - celebrate with your loved ones This is an important pilgrim centre for the Hindus and Muslims. Three days prior to the Makaravilakku festival in Sabarimala, the sacred ornaments of Sree Ayyappa are taken from here, in a procession to Sabarimala. The most famous festival of Kerala, Onam takes its origin from this temple as thiruvonam (the final day of the 10 day long festival) is the avathara day of Lord Vamana. http://www.keralafestivals.com/html/temples.htm      Ernakulam - Festivals The other festivals are Ombatham utsavam on the ninth day of Thulammouth and the birth day of the deity on the day of Uthram in the month of Kumbham. This church is one of the popular pilgrim centres for Roman Catholics in Kerala.The main fest of this church starts every year on 25th of April and 3rd 4th, 10th and 11th of May are celebrated. This church renowned for its legendary priest ‘Kadamattam Kathanar" is 35 kms to the south of Ernakulam.Two feasts are celebrated -during January -February and April -May.The first feast is believed to be the death anniversery of either the priest or his guru. http://www.ernakulam.com/festivals.htm      Untitled Document The Three Festivals consist of Passover (Pesach), the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) and the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths) (Sukkot). The Festival of Sukkot, like other festivals at their appointed times, serves to remind the Jewish people that they are marked off from all other forms of worship such as polytheism, pantheism and paganism. "Three times every year shall your menfolk appear before the Lord your God in the place that He will choose, in the feast of Pesach, in the feast of Shavuot, and in the Feast of Sukkot." http://www.jafi.org.il/education/festivls/tish/27.html      E-015 The Three Biblical Pilgrimages The sequence of the three Feasts is stated both in Deuteronomy and in Exodus and starts with the Feast of Unleavened Bread or the Passover Festival, followed with the Feast of Weeks and closed with the Feast of Tabernacles. What is even more enigmatic is that almost no teacher of the Law or Bible exegete is telling their people, that this verse is a commandment for a pilgrimage, and not only for the Feast of Tabernacles, but starting with the Feast of Unleavened Bread, The Feast of Weeks, and then the Feast of Tabernacles. In Deuteronomy 16:16 is stated: Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will choose, at the feast of unleavened bread, and at the feast of weeks, and at the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before Jehovah empty: (ASV) http://www.mystae.com/reflections/messiah/festivals/ThreePilgrimages.htm      Wikipedia - Sukkot Festival of Booths in which God preserved the Children of Israel after the Exodus. Sukkot (סוכות or סֻכּוֹת sukkōt, booths) or Succoth is an 8-day Biblical pilgrimage festival, also known as the Feast of Booths, the Feast of Tabernacles, or Tabernacles. In Israel, the festivities and customs associated with Simchat Torah are combined with the other observances of Shemini Atzeret on a single day. http://wiki.domains-directory.com/info/Sukkot      Keith Hunt - Tithing? #3 - Page Three These three Festival periods in the calendar of Israel became known as the three PILGRIM festivals. We have seen that the Festival tithe was left in the hands of the tither, and it was for his HOUSEHOLD and the Levite at the feast site. The saving of a FESTIVAL TITHE would not only secure the means to attend the feasts of God in Jerusalem, BUT also guarantee that the people would come to Jerusalem and offer their SACRIFICES to the Lord as prescribed by the laws of Moses under the Old Covenant. http://www.keithhunt.com/Tithe3.html      Jampacked Bible - The Booth is out there The reason that these three were known as the Pilgrim Festivals, was that during the days of the Temple, Jewish people from far and wide would make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem with their sacrificial offerings at these times, as commanded in Deutoronomy 16:16. The festival of Succot commemorates the protection given by God to the Israelites during their wanderings through the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt and their freedom from slavery (for more or this, see Book 1 Chapter 5 of the Jampacked Bible). Succot (known by R.E. teachers everywhere as The Feast of Tabernacles) is one of the three Pilgrim Festivals, along with Pesach and Shavuot, that are spoken about in the Torah. http://www.aj6.org/jpbo/502      Pesacheng Three times you shall keep a feast unto Me in the year, the feast of unleavened bread.. In remembrance of their survival (in contrast with the first born of Egypt who died) the first born children of Israel spend the first day of the feast fasting. Three times a year Israel shall to appear before the face of God, by order of the Torah: http://home.planet.nl/~marmora/xpesach.htm      Jewish Festivals The Pilgrim Festivals were the three most important feasts of the year, and they were closely connected with the agricultural year. The rabbis declared that ‘Rejoicing on a Festival is a religious duty,’ and they explained that one can fulfil this duty by devoting half of the day to eating and drinking, and the other half to the study of the sacred texts. Since the Books of the Maccabees were not included in the canon of the Hebrew scriptures it is not surprising that the rabbis do not seem to have considered Hanukkah an important feast. http://www.materdei.ie/logos/JewishFestivals.html      Keith Hunt It is rather poor theology to try and claim the festival observing Churches of God are obeying the Old Covenant law regarding "where God has placed His name" for in truth they are not, or they are only obeying it by ONE THIRD. Certain CHANGES to old covenant laws regarding the observance of the festivals was necessary under a worldwide era of the calling of God's children from all nations of the earth. Paul was personally taught by Christ Himself(Gal.1:11-12) and obviously just from the examples so far seen, Paul knew the law of three pilgrim festivals to Jerusalem was not a law under the New Covenant, but that law had been changed to allowing the feasts to be observed ANYWHERE God's people were living. http://www.keithhunt.com/ob1.html      Seasons and Festivals Three Jewish practices in particular they tried to obliterate: Shabbat, which testifies to God's creation of the world; Rosh Chodesh, the sign of rebirth and regeneration; and Milah, circumcision, which is a sign of our dedication to God and acceptance of His covenant. The seven day festival of Pesach is the first of the three annual pilgrim festivals. The festival of Succot challenges us to think about the real meaning and purpose of a home, which is to serve as a mini-Temple in which the Divine Presence may dwell with us as we go about our lives, sanctifying our consumption through moderation and with blessings of gratitude. http://www.azamra.org/Earth/house-12.html      Marking's Passover Celebration The festival is celebrated for seven days in Israel and by Reform Jews and for eight days in the Diaspora. The Sabbath and festivals of the Jewish year are celebrated both at home and in the synagogue according to both Jewish Law and Custom. Pesah also spelled Pesach (Hebrew for Passover) is one of the three major Pilgrim Festivals. http://www.markings.bc.ca/holidays/passover      The Last Seder: Unscrambling the Baffling Chronology of the First Christian Passover The pilgrimage festivals were Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread [March/April], the Feast of Weeks [May/June], and the Feast of Booths [September/October] (see Exodus 23:14—17 ; 34:23—24 ; Deuteronomy 16:16). Their sense of the matter was that pilgrims, during these three festival seasons, if and when they came before God to worship at the central sanctuary, were to present themselves with an offering. It was customary for Jews living in Eretz Israel, the Land, to attend the pilgrim festivals as a matter of course. http://www.bibarch.com/Perspectives/4.3.htm      Holy Days, Feasts & Festivals - Derech Passover is one of the three yearly Pilgrim Festivals. It is the festival in which we recall how the Almighty released our forefathers from slavery in Mitzrayim /Egypt and freed a people from bondage with an unprecedented and Mighty Hand. However, while we are doing this, we must remember that it is also a commandment by the God of Israel, and should be observed out of love for the Holy One. http://www.derech.org/pesach.html      l e a r n @ j t s Shavuot 5761: Shavuot Guide THREE times a year, on Pesach, Shavuot and Succot, the people of Israel in Biblical times made joyful pilgrimage from all over the country to Jerusalem. This is a Talmudic name for the Festival, referring to the gathering of the people to mark the solemnity of the occasion of the Giving of the Torah. As on other Festivals, so on Shavuot the spiritual meaning of the occasion does not prevent food from playing an important part, in the customs connected with the day. http://learn.jtsa.edu/shavuot/shavuotguide2.shtml      Pilgrim Festivals --  Encyclopædia Britannica Festivals are combinations of religious ceremonies, processions of the locally favored god, music, dances, and other forms of... The major Jewish holidays are the Pilgrim Festivals: Pesah (Passover), Shavuot (Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles); and the High Holidays: Rosh Hashana (New Year) and Yom Kippur... (“Festival of the Weeks”), second of the three Pilgrim Festivals of the Jewish religious calendar. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9060021      Wikipedia free encyclopedia Shavuot ("Festival of Weeks", "Pentecost") which follows 49 days from the second night of Passover. The Conservative Rabbinical Assembly of Israel has [1] ruled that it is permitted (and perhaps even obligatory) to disregard the prohibition against kitniyot. 17th of Tammuz, The three weeks and The Nine Days http://wikipedia.paellaman.com/encyclopedia.php?title=Passover      Re: orion Hanukkah a civil holiday? I believe that the festivals can be stratified with the three major Pilgrim Festivals at which attendance (within Judea) was mandatory ranking most important. The other biblical festivals (with the exception of Purim) rank under this as purely religious days on which work was forbidden and for which special sacrifices at Jerusalem's temple were legislated. The extra-Biblical festivals in the Temple Scroll and other Qumran scrolls possibly should be included among this last class, since they apparently had specific sacrifices associated with them. http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/orion/archives/1998b/msg00286.html      Supplemental Information For Gospel Doctrine Lessons "This autumn festival was the last of the three "pilgrim" festivals connected with the farming year. From all corners of the Land of Israel throngs of pilgrims used to make their way up to Jerusalem carrying the gaily decorated baskets of fruit and grain which they brought to the Temple as a thanksgiving offering. Note that a promise of "Keys" and a prophecy of "Three Days" is stated. http://www.israelrevealed.com/gospel/99les13.htm      Reflections on Jesus in Early Church It is given in Jerusalem, to a crowd of pilgrims who have travelled to Jerusalem from all over the Roman Empire to celebrate Shavu'ot, the Feast of Weeks which is one of the three Pilgrim Festivals, when all Jews aimed to go to the Temple in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices. The other 2 Pilgrim Festivals are Pesach (Passover) and Sukkot (Tabernacles). A very apt time then, for Jesus' disciples to be making the first converts to faith in Jesus as Messiah, by confession of faith, water baptism, and receiving of the Holy Spirit. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rsposse/jesreflections3.htm      "Shavuot;" Its Three Major Aspects -  OU.ORG The root of the word "Regalim" is "regel," which means "foot." "Pilgrim" means one who travels; on each of these festivals, the family is expected to make the effort to travel to Yerushalayim. "Three times each year shall each of your males be seen by the Master, Hashem… The first fruits of the land you shall bring to the House of the L-rd your G-d…" In Vayikra (23,15) the People of Israel is commanded to count seven complete weeks, beginning with the second day of Pesach, or Passover, for a total of forty-nine days. http://www.ou.org/chagim/shavuot/three.htm      Shavuot - Derech This festival took on additional meaning during the first century at the outpouring of the Ruach HaKodesh upon the disciples of Yeshua on Shavuot. The Festival also became known as 'Pentecost' from the Greek word meaning 'fiftieth' (the days counted after the Festival of Bikkurim/Feast of Firstfruits). In Shemot/Exodus 19 we see the Lord and Israel being betrothed, as the Torah is understood to be the ketubah (written betrothal contract between husband and wife) between the God of Israel and the Israelites themselves. http://www.derech.org/shavuot.html      HOLIDAYS, FESTIVALS & RECIPES Shemini Atzeret-Simchat Torah is a festival that marks the turning point in the Jewish year of spiritual shamanic cyclical education, which is based upon the understanding of the interrelationship between the earth and its ecology as affected by mankind. These three festivals were called the PILGRIM FESTIVALS, as this was when Jews were required to "go up to Jerusalem" to offer up their agricultural tithes and terumah offerings to God. It is, according to the teaching of Rabbi Gershon Winkler, a festival commemorating the near annihilation of the Jews of the Kingdom of Persia, which in that day (5th century BCE) included Persia (Iran), Babylon (Iraq), and Assyria (Kurdistan). http://home.earthlink.net/~ecorebbe/id46.html      ( Torah ) Each festival reflects a different aspect of this revelation (in the same way that each individual person represents a revelation of a sort). Tish'a be-Av is called a mo'ed (festival) and therefore we do not recite Tachanun on that day. Tu be-Av reveals the positive aspect hidden in Tish'a be-Av, allowing us a glimpse of the seed of redemption which that tragic day holds, the seed whose existence is made possible by the fact of God's involvement in the world and in history. http://www.vbm-torah.org/3weeks/mshp.htm      Calndr2 It is the first of the three annual biblical pilgrim festivals, the Shalosh Regalim (lit. Like Purim, this seems to have been a popular festival that the rabbis would have preferred not to have had, but had no choice, another case of ‘Vox populi, vox Dei- the voice of the people is the voice of God’. In Israel and Reform and Liberal congregations both festivals are celebrated together on the same day, but for the Orthodox in the Diaspora each has a separate day. http://www.chiswick.demon.co.uk/Calndr2.html      Jewish Festivals - Jewish Calender - Edersheim - Chapter 10 The day was computed from sunset to sunset, or rather to the appearance of the first three stars with which a new day commenced. Three Annual Visits to Temple --Duty of appearing three times a year in the Temple--The 'stationary men' Israel's representatives in the Temple--Their duties , from a root which means 'to dance,' or 'to be joyous,' applying exclusively to the three festivals of Easter, Pentecost, and Tabernacles, in which all males were to appear before the Lord in His sanctuary. http://www.piney.com/Edersheim10.html      AMFi Glossary of Terms The three feasts of Israel which required a pilgrimage to Jerusalem by all who were able. Hebrew for "the New Covenant" a phrase used by the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:31). One of the three Pilgrim Festivals required in the Torah. http://www.amfi.org/glossary.htm      [No title] True, even the remnants of the Three Festivals (holidays that are observed almost as remnants in the contemporary world after the Temple's destruction) are far more sacred than the festivals of Chanukah and Purim. Whereas they could be spiritually nurtured on the basis of the Three Festivals, we cannot subsist without the additional support of Chanukah. By proclaiming Chanukah as a festival, Chazal were not merely adding another Yom Tov but actually altering the very nature of the Jewish calendar. http://www.bethsholom.org/bshert/chanukadvar.html      Annie's Shavuot Page The primary focus of the festival was gratitude to God for the harvest. In the early church it was a time for administration of the sacrament of baptism, and in the Church of England and other Anglican churches the festival is called Whitsunday in allusion to the white robes traditionally worn by the newly baptized. As God says in Exodus 23: 14-17 : "Three times you are to hold pilgrimage for me, every year...At three points in the year are all your males to be seen before the presence of God." http://www.annieshomepage.com/shavuot.html      To The Ends Of The Earth--Psalm 122 The going up of the tribes for the pilgrim festivals is a law (a "testimony") given to Israel by God. These pilgrim festivals include Passover ( Pesach), Pentecost (or Weeks; Shavuoth), and the Feast of Tabernacles ( Sukkoth). The goal of those coming up to the city for the three great pilgrim festivals (see introductory heading above) was the new section of Jerusalem added by Solomon (see previous note). http://www.totheends.com/ps122.html      CALENDARS AND FEASTS Pilgrim Festivals - The Festival which occurs in Nisan, namely Pesach, is considered the First of the Three Pilgrim Festivals: Pesach, Shavuot, Sukkot. Kings of Israel - They count their reigns from the First of Nisan, such that even if a King began his reign at the end of Adar, once Nisan began, it would be considered as the Second Year of his reign.         Esther has Mordecai and the Jews fast for three days before seeing the king. http://www.tckillian.com/greg/feasts.html      A Reconstructionist Dvar Torah - Parshat Re'eh In Parshat Re'eh we are given a description of the three major pilgrim festivals, Pesah, Shavuot, and Sukkot. So the three "Sameach"s mentioned in connection with Sukkot represent the three happiness, that of the Jew, the Lover of Israel and also the non-Jew. Judaism teaches that one has the right to enjoy the material benefits of this world and we are enjoined to rejoice in having them. http://www.jrf.org/recondt/reeh_mendelsohn.html      JewishFriends@ONElist.com FAQ Page One of the three pilgrim festivals (the others being Passover and Shavuot) when, in ancient times, Jews made pilgrimages to the Temple in Jerusalem. SHAVUOT - (Sivan 6) - One of the three pilgrim festivals (the others being Passover and Succot) which were marked by pilgrimages to Jerusalem to participate in the special Temple celebrations. It derives its name from the 'sukkah' or booth, a temporary structure in which time is spent during the holiday to commemorate God's protection of the Children of Israel during their 40 years in the wilderness. http://members.aol.com/jewfrfaq/faq.html      Passover Seder,Pesach Seder,Passover Seder Meal,Dinner,Plate,Songs,Recipes,Text,How To,Service Opening the door during the Passover festival is also a reference to the phrase "night of watching" as mentioned in the Torah (meaning the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible, written by Moses). This offering was known as the "festival offering" because it was brought on each of the three pilgrim festivals: Pesach or Passover, Shavuot, and Succot. The three matzot are placed together to indicate the unity of the Jewish people, for in unity we discover our strength and our power and will to survive. http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/passover/passoverseder.html      Hebrew Glossary The symbolic significance of the sacred number seven is conveyed in the circumstance that the Shabbat is the seventh day; the sabbatical year is the seventh year; the Yovel (Jubilee), the first after seven times seven years; forty-nine days elapse (7X7) between Pesach and Shavuot; Pesach and Sukkot each consisting of seven days. (bind the festival) is the semi-festal day after each pilgrims left Yerushalayim for their homes in the times of the ancient Temple. The post-biblical festivals, regarded as workdays because they are not described as holy days, are: http://www.headcoverings-by-devorah.com/HebglossKh.html      October 2004 - - Web Software & Hosting It is one of the three Pilgrim Festivals of the Old Testament. Oct/ 1: Sukkoth Hebrew Sukkot (“Huts,” or “Booths”), also called Feast of Tabernacles, or Feast of Booths a Jewish autumn festival of double thanksgiving that begins on the 15th day of Tishri (in September or October), five days after Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Oct/ 2: Sukkoth Hebrew Sukkot (“Huts,” or “Booths”), also called Feast of Tabernacles, or Feast of Booths a Jewish autumn festival of double thanksgiving that begins on the 15th day of Tishri (in September or October), five days after Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. http://www.gigfoot.net/calendar/2004/Oct.html      Towards a Museology of Reconciliation Notwithstanding the fact that for decades religion was under oppression, and a great part of the extant communities had assimilated, the rest struggles to keep Jewish identity and to transmit the Jewish heritage and tradition to further generations. High Holidays: these are the three Pilgrim Festivals of Pessah (Passover), Shavuot (Pentecost or Weeks) and Sukkot (Tabernacles) plus Rosh-Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). In Russia, synagogues that were closed down in the 1950’ and through the 70’s started to function in the 90’s and even before: in Moscow, the Great Choral synagogue from 1891, was the focus of Jewish identity in Soviet times, now it’s the focus of Jewish religious life in the capital. http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/tmr/synagogue.html      Infobank Judengasse It was originally a harvest thanksgiving festival, but today its significance centres around the revelation of God on Mount Sinai and the associated belief in the divine source of the Torah. Shavuot is one of the three Jewish pilgrim festivals on which pilgrimages have been made to Jerusalem since Biblical times. Shavuot is celebrated as the Festival of Weeks in May/June seven weeks after Pesach hence its name. http://www.judengasse.de/ehtml/T012.htm      The Egg the festive sacrifice which was offered on the three pilgrim festivals, Passover, Shavuot and Succoth. After the destruction of the second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 C.E. by the Romans, the practice of sacrificing a lamb was ended, however, the rituals of Passover and the Passover Seder continued on as before. From this point onward, the two festivals were combined into one festival known simply as Passover. http://www.christianforums.com/t1372634-the-egg.html      Quia - Class Page - LESSON 5: SHAVUOT - THE 10 COMMANDMENTS Shavuot is the second of the three Jewish Pilgrim Festivals. When the Jews arrived at Mount Sinai they set up camp and for three days they prepared themselves to hear God's commandments. Finally, early Shabbat morning on the sixth day of Sivan, the Jewish people stood in front of Mount Sinai ready to to receive God's Holy Torah. http://www.quia.com/pages/t2l5200434.html      Shavuot (Jewish) Shavuot ("weeks") is one of three Pilgrim Festivals (along with Passover and Sukkot) in the Jewish calendar. It is customary to read from the Book of Ruth and study the Torah during Shavuot. http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ethnic_relig/shavuot.html      Shavuot Resources Library Guides-Exhibits You can also search for the three Pilgrim festivals or Sefirah period. Most books on the holiday of Shavuot will be shelved under: BM 695 S5 Books on the three pilgrimage festivals are located under: BM Books on the Sefirah period are under: BM 695 S4 Prayerbooks for the pilgrimage festivals are located under: BM Ruth For works on the holiday, search under Shavuot or Shavuot--Customs and Practices http://www.huc.edu/libraries/exhibits/shavuot      Special Occasions: Passover Passover, in Judaism is one of three major pilgrim festivals, this one commemorating the "passing over" of the forces of destruction, or the sparing of the first born of the Israelites, when the Lord "smote the land of Egypt" on the eve of the exodus. The Jews had marked their doorposts with the blood of a lamb to signify that they were children of God. This Haggadah is written in lucid, contemporary language and contains a complete Passover home service, an extensive song section, and supplemental readings and meditations from which participants can choose during the course of the Seder. http://www.culinarychef.com/specialoccasions/special.occasions.passover.jsp      Mahzor - Iridis Encyclopedia The mahzor ( machzor in Hebrew, pl. machzorim) is the prayer book used by religious Jews on the High Holy Days ( Yamim Noraim, "The Days of Awe")of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the three "Pilgrim Festivals" ( shalosh regalim) of Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. It is a specialized form of the siddur, the prayerbook used by Jews the world over. The machzor contains only text and no musical notation and the melodies, some of which are ancient, have been passed down orally. http://www.iridis.com/Mahzor      BIGpedia - Pilgrimage - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online An estimated four million people travelled to Vatican City, in addition to the almost three million people already living in Rome, to see the body of Pope John Paul II lie in state. http://www.bigpedia.com/encyclopedia/Pilgrimage      GujaratPlus.com - Pilgrim Centres Nine days of festivity, dandiya and garba dance The Colourful event, husband hunt festival of tribals http://www.gujaratplus.com/web/gujarat/info/fairs.html

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