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Samaritan hut decorated for Jewish holiday
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-10-13 11:37  A member of the Samaritan sect decorates a traditional hut known as a sukkah with fruits on Mount Gerizim, on the outskirts of the West Bank City of Nablus October 12, 2008. A sukkah is a ritual hut used during the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot which begins Monday at sundown. The Samaritans, who trace their roots to the northern Kingdom of Israel in what is now the northern West Bank, observe religious practices similar to those of Judaism. [Agencies]
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