Tekufat Tammuz refers to the summer solstice in the Jewish calendar. It marks the beginning of the summer season and usually falls around late June in the Gregorian calendar. This period is significant in Jewish tradition for various religious observances and agricultural practices.
Wikipedia says, “This is the summer season, or ‘et ha-katsir’ (harvest-time) when the day is the longest in the year.” There are also superstitious beliefs involved with this date such as “all water that may be in the house or stored away in vessels in the first hour of the tekufah is thrown away in the belief that the water is then poisoned, and if drunk would cause swelling of the body, sickness, and sometimes death” according to the same reference.
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