Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is considered to be the holiest of days in the Jewish calendar. It is the ‘Day of Atonement,’ in which Jews ask for forgiveness for all of their sins against their god, after which the ‘Book of Life’ is closed for the year. (This is why Yom Kippur is often referred to as a Jewish New Year.) Yom Kippur is a complete Sabbath, on which people fast — no food, drink, even water — for 25 hours, and there are prohibitions against work, marital relations, washing, wearing lotions or perfumes, and the wearing of leather.
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