"חגיגת השפע"
English translation: celebration of plenty
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| 01:56 Nov 30, 2014 |
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|  Selected response from: David Greenberg Israel Local time: 08:41 | ||||||
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| 5 | celebration of plenty |
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| 3 +1 | extravaganza of plenty |
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| 4 | celebration of plenty |
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27 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1extravaganza of plenty Explanation: In this case I understand it more as "extravaganza of plenty" than "celebration of abundance", no religious connotation. (http://castlemainefestival.com.au/2013/cornucopia/) |
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6 hrs confidence:
| חגיגת השפע celebration of plenty Explanation: There is no religious connotation: the word חגיגה is not used for "celebration" in the classical sources. (That function is served by חג.) I agree with you that "celebration" is the appropriate translation of חגיגה, as the word refers to something done by the speaker, rather than an event. |
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14 hrs confidence:
celebration of plenty Explanation: I find references online to use of this term in the context of Shamanic celebrations of plenty - which means it does have a religious connotation but not a Jewish one. You could try to find a Native American context of how the term is used, but even there I think it would be a translation into English. Best of luck! Reference: http://www.ima-adama.co.il/events/EventDoc.asp?EventId=12854 |
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