<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Shavuot</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Jewish holidays</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Atzeret</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Day of Firstfruits</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Day of the First Fruits</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Feast of Weeks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Feast of the Giving of the Law</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Feast of the Harvest</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Festival of First Fruits</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Festival of Reaping</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Hag Ha-Shavuot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Hag Habikurim</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Hag Hakatzir</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Hag Matan Torah</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Hag Shavuot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Hag ha-Qazir</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Pentecost</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Season of the Giving of Our Torah</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Shabuot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Shabuoth</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Shavu&apos;ot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Shavuoth</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Shaḇuot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Yom ha-Bikkurim</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Yom ha-Biqqurim</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Yom haBikkurim</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Zeman Matan Toratenu</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Ḥag Shaḇuot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Ḥag ha-Qatsir</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Ḥag haKatzir</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>