Sukkot

Sukkot is the Hebrew word for “booth” or “huts”
Sukkot commemorates the 40 years that the Jews spent wandering the desert, living in temporary shelters, or huts, on their way to the Promised Land
The holiday also serves to remind Jews of how God protected them and provided for their needs in the wilderness
It is a Mitzvah to build a Sukkah as an outdoor, temporary living space to eat, drink, entertain and live in for seven days
Children love to decorate the Sukkah with handmade crafts
A sukkah has to have two and a half walls. The roof should be temporary, covered with loose branches or anything that grows out of the ground. One must be able to see the stars through the roof
Sukkot also celebrates the fall harvest, expressed by blessing and waving the lulav and the etrog, symbols of the harvest
The etrog, or citron, is a lemon-like fruit and the lulav is a closed leaf of the date palm tree.