Festival of Tabernacles
The Festival of Tabernacles begins on the 15th day of the 7th month of the Biblical calendar, and is to be celebrated for seven days, plus a holy convocation on the Eighth Day (Leviticus 23:34-36).
Computing the Sacred Calendar is an informative article on the Biblical Calendar. However, please note that the first two sentences of the third paragraph of this article are incorrect.
"In Bible times, when two witnesses saw the new moon, then a new month was declared to start at the next sunset. If they saw it too close to sunset
for the New Moon rites to be prepared, then the new month was declared
to start at sunset on the following day."
The new moon cannot be seen before sunset. It is first visible just after sunset, when the sun has gone down far enough below the horizon for the sky to be sufficiently dark to see the crescent. The new moon sets shortly afterwards,
so it is visible only in the early evening. The new month was declared to start at the evening when the new moon became visible.
All are welcome to attend the festival sites listed below that still have space remaining. This year's festival will begin on Monday evening, 13th October,
in accordance with the Hebrew Calendar - except for the North West Church of God, whose festival will begin on Wednesday evening, 15th October.