The celebration will begin on the afternoon of September 25, when the first star is seen in the sky. This event will mark the beginning of Tishrei, the first month of the modern Hebrew calendar and the seventh month of the calendar according to the order of the Bible. The celebration will last two days, from the afternoon of Sunday the 25th to the evening of Tuesday the 27th. During this time candles will be lit and blessings will be recited in the different homes.
The celebration of the Jewish New Year or Rosh Hashana It marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays and its name means: “head of the year”. The dishes that are consumed at this time also represent the wishes that we have for this new year, an example of this is eating sweet dishes, which represents the desire to go through a year with a lot of sweetness. During these dates meditations and introspections will be carried out that seek to bring balance to one’s behavior so that one can prepare for the coming new year.
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Thousands of people will have two holidays in the week of September 26 and 27.
Since 2017, the nation’s Ministry of the Interior has recognized non-working dates for all those “inhabitants who profess the Jewish Religion” and in this way, those who celebrate it can go through the festivities peacefully and in the way in which they should be celebrated.