I was reading about Rosh Hashanah last year or the year before, and found
this site a brilliant source of information.
My RE classes at school didn't touch on half of this and it's so interesting. most of what I know about Judaism, I learned from my grandma, who was an administrator at a synagogue.
I learned about the "casting off" at Rosh Hashanah and liked the symbolism of it:
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Another popular practice of the holiday is Tashlikh ("casting off"). We walk to flowing water, such as a creek or river, on the afternoon of the first day and empty our pockets into the river, symbolically casting off our sins. Small pieces of bread are commonly put in the pocket to cast off. This practice is not discussed in the Bible, but is a long-standing custom. Tashlikh is normally observed on the afternoon of the first day, before afternoon services. When the first day occurs on Shabbat, many synagogues observe Tashlikh on Sunday afternoon, to avoid carrying (the bread) on Shabbat.
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