Editing Second Temple (section)

==== Shavuot ====
[[Shavuot]] was observed on the fiftieth day following the waving of the ''<nowiki/>'omer'' (barley offering).{{Sfn|Doering|2012|p=577}} Celebrated in the month of [[Sivan]], it marked the beginning of the wheat harvest and served as the conclusion of the Passover season, earning it the alternative name ''<nowiki/>'Atseret'' ("conclusion") in some sources.{{Sfn|Doering|2012|p=577}} The central Temple ritual in Shavuot was the offering of the "two loaves" of wheat bread, along with prescribed animal sacrifices, as outlined in the Torah.{{Sfn|Doering|2012|p=577}} According to rabbinic tradition,<ref>Mishnah, ''Menahot'', 10:6</ref> while new grain (''ḥadash'') was permitted for general use after the omer offering, wheat for meal offerings in the Temple was permitted only from Shavuot onward.{{Sfn|Doering|2012|p=577}} Shavuot also functioned as the festival of [[First Fruits|first fruits]] (''bikkurim''), during which pilgrims brought offerings from the [[Seven Species|seven species]] to the Temple priesthood.{{Sfn|Doering|2012|p=577}} According to the Mishnah,<ref>Mishnah, ''Bikkurim'', 1:3</ref> these ''bikkurim'' could be brought from Shavuot until Sukkot.{{Sfn|Doering|2012|p=577}}