<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Shavuot</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31373123</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:40:37</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Zeman Matan Toratenu</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Ḥag Shaḇuot</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Ḥag ha-Qatsir</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Ḥag haKatzir</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Atzeret</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Day of Firstfruits</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Day of the First Fruits</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Feast of Weeks</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Feast of the Giving of the Law</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Feast of the Harvest</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Festival of First Fruits</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Festival of Reaping</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Hag Ha-Shavuot</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Hag Habikurim</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Hag Hakatzir</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Hag Matan Torah</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Hag Shavuot</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Hag ha-Qazir</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Pentecost</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Season of the Giving of Our Torah</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shabuot</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shabuoth</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shavu&apos;ot</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shavuoth</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Shaḇuot</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Yom ha-Bikkurim</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Yom ha-Biqqurim</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Yom haBikkurim</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A Jewish holiday observed on 6 Sivan (May or June) to commemorate God's giving of the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai. Second of the three Jewish pilgrim festivals, it falls fifty days after the first day of Passover and originally marked the end of the barley harvest and the beginning of the wheat harvest. The traditional agricultural aspect of the festival is reflected in the continuing custom of decorating synagogues with flowers, green plants, and fruits. In the Middle Ages, children first attended Hebrew school on this day; in modern times, confirmation often occurs on Shavuot. Customary readings include the Book of Ruth and the Ten Commandments. Dairy products are traditionally consumed on Shavuot because Song of Songs compares the Torah with milk. ]]></dc:description></metadata>