Sukkot is a weeklong celebration of the harvest in early fall. It is celebrated by the building of temporary booths — that is, sukkot — outside homes in which people eat their meals and sometimes even sleep. The booths are reminders of the transience of life and the sheltering presence of God.
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Detail of a painting of a sukkah. Image taken from f. 316v of Forli Siddur. 1383, Italian rite. The British Library
Detail of a painting of a sukkah. Image taken from f. 316v of Forli Siddur. 1383, Italian rite. The British Library

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