Rosh Ḥodesh (first of the month) customs
Name of speaker:
Julie-Dalia Bitan
Gender of speaker:
Female
Occupation of speaker:
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording:
82
Year of immigration:
1950
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Speaker's community of origin:
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Documentation:
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording:
2018
Translation:
General translation:
Every first day of a month they cooked a dish called “barkoksh”. It is a kind of a very thick couscous, in the size of rice grains. They processed the ground wheat with a sifter to make the barkoksh; ate it with thick soup that contains tomatoes, peppers, fūl and hummus beans. (she was asked if they added butter. She said no.)
Did they light a candle for Rosh Hodesh (first day of the month)?
Probably not. They kept on lighting candles on Shabbat, from Friday morning… they used kerosene burners. They also lit other candles on weekdays.
