Aw. If this isn't the cutest video I've seen all day....

Proof that kids everywhere are taught the same sort of things when they're little. Just... in Japanese.

I have a google-translation of a German page about it. The translation is probably really sketchy, though.

Jenn is home today, because it's Sukkot.

Four day weekend!

This is what Judaism 101 has to say about Sukkot.

I have to say, I've always thought Sukkot sounded like a fun holiday, and, as a completely and totally non-Jewish person, I still totally agree with them when they say that "It is a sad commentary on modern American Judaism that most of the assimilated Jews who complain about being deprived of the fun of having and decorating a Christmas tree have never even heard of Sukkot." (especially as Sukkot is supposed to be an important holiday, isn't it?) Even if said Jews have totally heard of Sukkot and this is all just rhetoric, it still sounds like a really fun holiday to me that should be observed early and often. Like Easter - is there a law that says I can't dye eggs in July? No? Well, then, there probably isn't any reason people can't build their Sukkahs seven times a year if they want, or put up trees in September, or throw water at each other all year long. Think about it.