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Sukkot comes on Tishrei, 15.

Precept about construction of tents.

On October, 17, in the evening, holiday Sukkot begins, which proceeds 7 (and outside of the ground of Israel 8) days. Sukkot means "Tents". After an outcome from Egypt Jews of 40 years have lead in desert before enter the ground of Israel. Being all time in a way, they could not construct to themselves constant houses therefore made to itself tents. Besides Jews in a way were accompanied with Clouds of Glory which specified them a way, covered from the sun and protected from poisonous snakes. In precepts the Torah says, that to Jews in memory of those events to observe holiday Sukkot - « to lodge in tents ». Therefore before approach Sukkot build tents, and on a holiday move in tents or even arrange there meals.

There are many customs, connected with celebrating Sukkot. Here is some of them.

A precept about four kinds of plants.

All the days long a holiday in a court yard of a synagogue it is possible to execute a precept of four kinds of plants.
In Sukkot it is accepted to take four kinds of plants to shake them in the special image. Four kinds of plants - etrog, adas, lulav and crowd. All plants together are called as a word Lulav also. Each of plants symbolizes the certain type of Jews. Etrog - a tasty and fragrant citron fruit are Jews who learn a Torah and make kind affairs. Lulav - branch of palm; fruits of a palm tree sweet, but without a smell are Jews who learn a Torah, but kind has put do not make. Adas - will, it well smells, but is inedible are those who makes kind affairs, but a Torah does not learn. Crowd - the willow, has no neither taste, nor a smell and is similar to Jews who both do not learn a Torah, and kind affairs do do not make. These plants connect together so, that high qualities of one plant supplement missing at another; it symbolizes unity of Jewish people in service G-d.

Ushpizin ("visitors").

According to tradition, Sukku (tent) is visited by turns by "honoured guests": Abraam, Itshack, Yaakov, Moshe, Aaron, Joseph and David - everyone in the some day of a holiday. Together with them on a visit invite those who has no an opportunity to construct to itself a tent.