Shavuot
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Shavuot, or Shvues in some Ashkenazi usage, commonly known in English as the Feast of Weeks, is one of the biblically-ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan; in the 21st century, it may fall between May 15 and June 14 on the Gregorian calendar.
Shavuot by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
Coloured papercut in mixed technique depicting symbols pertinent to Judaism and nature. The inscription reads: "Jom Chag Ha Schawuot ha se". In the Jewish Museum of Switzerland's collection.
A synagogue sanctuary adorned in greenery in honor of Shavuot
Cheese blintzes, typically eaten by Ashkenazi Jews on Shavuot
Three Pilgrimage Festivals
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The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Shalosh Regalim, are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot ; and in autumn Sukkot —when all Israelites who were able were expected to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem as commanded by the Torah. In Jerusalem, they would participate in festivities and ritual worship in conjunction with the services of the kohanim (priests) at the Temple.
Offering of the first fruits, illustration from a Bible card