As Sukkot ends, Israel National News takes a look at the scenes of the holiday, including the Gilad Shalit sukkah, a party in the park and more.
In Jerusalem, near the Machane Yehuda marketplace, several days before Sukkot begins, a large tented area is set up. It is called "shuk arbaat haminim", the Four Species Marketplace, where people buy lulav (palm), etrog (citrus fruit), hadas (myrtle) and arava (willow).
A man examines hadas (myrtle) branches in preparation for the Sukkot holiday.The Gilad Shalit sukkah next to the ongoing solidarity tent in Jerusalem near the Prime Minister's official residence.
A cardboard cut-out of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit stands inside a fenced-off sukkah. Shalit is being held by Hamas. There is no information about his whereabouts or condition. A sukkah in Jerusalem's Gan Sacker park set up by the NachlaOr organziation held events every night.Young Israeli musicians celebrate Sukkot.
Musician Y-Love performs in the sukkah.
Numerous restaurants have their own sukkahs.
The number of concerts over the Sukkot holiday was mind boggling, with a wide variety of musical styles to choose from.The posters on the billboard advertise hasidic music, classical, rock, hip-hop, jazz, Sephardic music and more. A sukkah in downtown Tel Aviv near busy Dizengoff Street.