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Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) (ראש השנה (Hebrew)). Region: Israel and Jewish communities worldwide. Tradition: Judaism. Calendar: Hebrew calendar (Tishrei 1 to 2; begins the evening before). Dates: Israel and worldwide (begins the previous evening) 2026: Saturday 12 September 2026 to Sunday 13 September 2026 [official, source IL]; Israel and worldwide (begins the previous evening) 2027: Saturday 2 October 2027 to Sunday 3 October 2027 [official, source IL]; Israel and worldwide (begins the previous evening) 2028: Thursday 21 September 2028 to Friday 22 September 2028 [official, source IL]. History and significance: Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year and the start of the ten Days of Awe that end with Yom Kippur. It is traditionally seen as the anniversary of the creation of the world and a day of divine judgement. The shofar, a ram's horn, is sounded in synagogues. It is a two day holiday. Key rituals and foods: Shofar blowing, synagogue services, tashlich at flowing water; foods include apples dipped in honey, round challah and pomegranates. Date basis: official = matches a government gazetted holiday list; computed = calculated from the calendar system (tithi astronomy with skyfield and JPL DE421, Hijri Umm al-Qura, Chinese, Korean and Hebrew calendar libraries, or the fixed rule); expected = Umm al-Qura projection pending moon sighting. Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata (CC BY-SA, CC0) and government holiday lists, summarised in our own words.