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As the most solemn and sober festival in the year, Jews celebrate Yom Kippur princably to be given a chance to seek a better judgement from God.The name of the holiday translates literally as ‘Day of Atonement’ and so this festival is a time when God’s people can atone for their sins and seek forgiveness.This will set the fate of the following year, and is a day of reflection and contemplation.

One of the main features of this holiday is a prolonged 25hour period of intense fasting and prayer. For the most part, the day will be spend in Synagogue services.Part of the prayer services include a public confession of sins.There is also a special, unique prayer which is devoted to the Kohn Gadol service at the Holy Temple of Jerusalem.

On Yom Kippur, the Kol Nidre is recited.This is a prayer that anuls vows made between one person and God during the year. It’s also forbidden to work, eat or drink during Yom Kippur (as part of the fasting ritual). White is quite often worn during Yom Kippur which signifies purity and humility before God.

The festival centers around the Synagogue - the festival lasting from morning until evening. Eventually at nightfall, there will be one final blast of the Shofar – an instrument made from a ram’s horn. Because this day is such a holy day, even more secular Jews are expected to attend Synagogue, though not all will fast during this time.

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