How Many New Years?
According to tradition, the Jewish calendar has dates for four new years.
The first one, the Head of the Year, Rosh Hashanah, was celebrated last year, on September 6th to 8th.
The New Year for Trees – Tu BiShvat, is often called the Jewish Earth Day. What began as a day to mark the age of fruit trees for tithing purposes, has become a day devoted to honoring trees. The most common way to celebrate is by planting new trees.
The third one is the New Year for Animals and the fourth is the New Year of Kings.
The reason I write about this now, is because this year, Tu BiShvat was celebrated from January 16th to January 17th. I did not plant any trees this year; however, I photographed many of them. The three images show my interpretation of the trees’ branches.
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