Jews Around the World Bless Sun in Rare Ritual.

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'At dawn on Wednesday, some devout Jews around the world began observing a ritual that comes around only once every 28 years.

The Birkat Hachamah, or Blessing of the Sun, marks the moment, according to some rabbinical scholars, when the sun returns to the spot in the sky it occupied during creation.

In hundreds of places, from Israel and Italy to New Zealand and Kyrgyzstan, observant Jews planned to rise before dawn for outdoor prayers and dancing.'


http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/07/us/AP-REL-Jewish-Sun-Blessing.html