The Feast of Tabernacles is an eight day festival which God Almighty directed the Jews to observe as a memorial of their days of sojourning in the wilderness. It was celebrated from the 15th day of the Jewish seventh month, during which time they dwelt in booths or temporary shelters. It was a time for thanksgiving and spiritual reawakening through the reading of the law of God to the people, the giving of gifts and offerings and the holding of public processions in demonstration of their faith in God Almighty as the Owner and Sustainer of His people, Israel. – Leviticus 23:33-43; Deuteronomy 16:13-17; Exodus 34:22.