The high holy days

This group gathers high holy days, the most sacred and solemn days of a tradition's calendar, set above ordinary festivals in importance. The term is most familiar from Judaism, where the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur open the year in awe and repentance.

The browser will find the high holy days the atlas gathers. The entries describe each day's occasion, observance and meaning, noting the tradition to which it belongs.