Shavuot 是我最愛的猶太節日,通常在五月中到六月中之間。因為是逾越節後的第五十天,也就是七個星期之後,所以中文翻作「七七節」,這一天也是基督教的「五旬節」。
一般的以色列人不太過七七節,沒有什麼特別的活動或慶祝。只有在kibbutz,才能看到盛大的慶典。
確切來說,kibbutz過的是收割節,也只有kibbutz才過收割節。
Shavuot 也是 收割節
Shavuot有兩個意義,為了紀念上帝對以色列人頒布十誡,另外,因為正值收割小麥的時候,所以會歡慶收成,七七節因此也被叫做「收割節」。
由於kibbutz傳統上以農業為主,收割節對他們來說很有意義,不僅慶祝一年收成的開始,也期望接下來能有大豐收。這根本就是一個為kibbutz量身定做的節日。
▼ Kibbutz七七節的公告,用麥穗來裝飾,滿滿的節日氣氛。

▼ 餐廳掛的七七節裝飾,與麥子、收割有關。

Shavuot 的晚餐
因著以色列最大的乳製品公司的推動,商業化了七七節,現在,已經完全變成了「起司的節日」。在這一天,大家都要吃很多的乳製品,牛奶、優格、起司、冰淇淋⋯⋯
我喜歡Shavuot的晚餐,這應該是最特別的節日晚餐了。
因為kibbutz的七七節晚餐特別好,很多住在外面的家人都會來kibbutz過節。也因此餐廳裡非常熱鬧,所有的桌子都坐滿了。
晚餐和平常一樣,是自助餐式的。菜色非常豐富,沒有大魚大肉,也沒有傳統的猶太菜餚,而是有各種各樣的起司,和起司做的料理,還有很多水果,全都是我喜歡的食物,恨不得可以吃下十盤。
▼ 餐桌上特別放了花束裝飾,餐廳擠滿了人。

▼ 豐盛的晚餐,好多水果、麵包、起司⋯⋯

Shavuot 的慶祝
一頓豐盛的晚餐已經夠讓人滿足了,但節日的重點其實是在隔天下午。七七節的慶祝在室外舉辦,除了真正的慶典之外,還有一些不同的活動,有點像一個園遊會。
- 吃吃喝喝
在蘋果工廠前的空地,擺了許多好吃的食物,烤披薩、爆米花、棉花糖等等,甚至還有我們的鄰居kibbutz Sasa有名的冰淇淋。
難得有這些垃圾食物可以吃,我們都很高興,根本就太享受了。
▼ 一個個食物的攤子,想吃什麼就拿什麼。

- 果園部門的展示
雖然這個kibbutz現在是以製造醫療材料致富,不過果園的事業還是最大的。基本上以出產蘋果為主,也種了很多不同的水果,像是桃子、李子、奇異果、西瓜等等。
七七節完全就是個讓果園部門表現的機會。
有幾個棚子是展示果園的工作,有農用的器械、工具,還有一些照片,看他們怎麼修剪、綁枝子、採收。最重要的大概是那一籃一籃今年已經收成的水果,也是令果園部門驕傲的成果。
▼ 果園部門的展示,裝水果的大籃子、一些水果、採收用的梯子⋯⋯

旁邊還有精心擺設的拖拉機、乾草堆,並一些草帽、耙子等道具,讓大家可以照相留念。
▼ 特別掛上了旗串,旁邊有拖拉機、草堆等拍照的背景。

- 製作花冠
除了穿白色的衣服之外,頭戴花冠也是標準的節日打扮之一。而這裡就有做花冠的活動,有漂亮的花和其他材料,可以自己動手。
我去的時候有點晚,好看的花幾乎都被用完了,只剩下一堆滿天星和裝飾的葉子。經過一番努力,我才把雜亂的花草束得整齊且飽滿,雖然完成的花冠有點平淡,但是製作的過程很有趣。
▼ 自己動手作花冠的地方,只剩下散落一地的枝子。

▼ 我們戴著自己做的花冠,要做得好看真不容易。

- 節日慶典
七七節真正的慶典在蘋果工廠旁舉行,這個簡陋的小足球場放了好幾堆稻草當舞台的背景,另一側的草地是大家坐著觀看的地方。
慶典其實沒有什麼真正的儀式,主要的就是猶太民族的最愛——跳舞。小孩、青少年、大人都有各自的舞蹈,他們穿著白色的服裝,配上歡樂的以色列音樂,動作簡單,卻很有味道。
另外,也有一些其他的節目,像是小朋友朗讀自己寫的詩詞,也有果園部門的人和大家分享這一年來的農作情況。
▼ 小朋友們為大家朗誦。

▼ 慶祝會上,青少年的舞蹈。
七七節/收割節的慶祝活動很豐富,氣氛歡樂,食物好吃,還能做美麗的花冠,十分多彩多姿,真的是個很棒的節日!

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