A Popular Dictionary of Judaism
(Shevat 15) *Festival celebrating the *New Year for trees. Tu Bi-Shevat is celebrated on Shevat 15 and, among the *Ashkenazim, it was usual to eat fifteen types of fruit. Since the State of *Israel was established in 1948, the festival has become an occasion of rejoicing in the revival of the land and its fertility.
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