雅思口语素材：Shavuot(五旬节)
<p> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span></p><p> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sivan">Sivan</span> , <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Passover">Passover</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Yom">Yom</span> <span word="Tov">Tov</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sundown">sundown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sivan">Sivan</span> , <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Passover">Passover</span> .</p><p> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span>, the Feast of the Weeks, is the Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest season in Israel. Shavuot, which means weeks, refers to the timing of the festival which is held exactly 7 weeks after Passover. Shavuot is known also as Yom Habikkurim, or the Day of the First Fruits, because it is the time the farmers of Israel would bring their first harvest to Jerusalem as a token of thanksgiving.</p><p> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span> also commemorates the anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai .</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legends">legends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israelites">Israelites</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Sinai">Sinai</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israelites">Israelites</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="overslept">overslept</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gods">Gods</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span>, <span word="Jews">Jews</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vigil">vigil</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="awake">awake</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>, <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readings">readings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Torah">Torah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Talmud">Talmud</span> . <span word="A">A</span> <span word="digest">digest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="readings">readings</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Tikkun">Tikkun</span> <span word="Leil">Leil</span> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Restoration">Restoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="selections">selections</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Torah">Torah</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prophets">Prophets</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Talmud">Talmud</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zohar">Zohar</span> .</p><p> <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Torah">Torah</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reads">reads</span>: <span word="And">And</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honey">honey</span>.</p>
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