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High Holy Days

High Holy Days are the Jewish festivals of Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). The ten days between these two festivals are frequently known as the High Holy Day period. A.G.H.

Sources:

Bowker, John, The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, New York, Oxford University Press, 1997, p. 428