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{{Short description|A part of the Passover celebration by Mountain Jews}}
'''Govgil''' ({{langx|he|(גבגיל) גובגיל}}) (an abbreviation for גבלה גאולה, "govleh geulah"; [[Juhuri]]: govlei geulya, "end/verge/completion of (the celebration of) the [[wikt:גאולה|redemption]]") is a celebration of the [[Mountain Jews]] next day after the end of the celebration of [[Pesach]] (Passover), i.e., on the eighth day after the beginning of Pesach. <ref name=stmegi>[https://stmegi.com/gorskie_evrei/posts/69390/o-smysle-i-znachenii-prazdnika-govgil/ "О смысле и значении праздника Говгиль"] (On the Meaning and importance of the Govgil Holiday), April 27, 2019, a [[STMEGI]] article</ref><ref name=za>[https://www.zarasu-zydai.lt/index.php/project/govgil-govlei-geulia-ir-mimuna/ Govgil (Govlei-Geulia) ir Mimuna] (in Lithuanian)</ref><ref>Cnaan Lipshiz, [https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/central-asian-mountain-jews-preserve-centuries-old-passover-traditions-662586 "Central Asian Mountain Jews preserve centuries-old Passover traditions"], March 20, 2021 ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''</ref>
==See also==
*[[Mimouna]]
*[[Yad#Mountain Jews]]
==References==
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[[Category:Mountain Jews]]
[[Category:Passover]]