The John Doe-like placeholder name "Ploni Almoni" derives from a text read on this holiday.
The John Doe-like placeholder name "Ploni Almoni" derives from a text read on this holiday. The special ta'am elyon melody is used for reading a section of the Parsha Yitro only on this holiday. A mnemonic for this holiday's customs is acharit, meaning last. Sephardim often recite Azharot, poetic summaries of all the mitzvot, on this holiday. The description of a land flowing with milk and honey in Exodus 3:8 is a widely cited reason for why foods such as (*) blintzes are eaten on this holiday. The tractate at the end of the first Mishnah Order, Bikkurim, commands the first fruits to be brought to the Temple for this last of the "Three Leg" holidays per year.  It is customary to eat dairy food and read the Book of Ruth is on this holiday. It occurs at the end of the fifty-day Omer that began at Passover, and its name means "Weeks." For 10 points, name this holiday coincident with Pentecost, which celebrates Moses receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai.
The John Doe-like placeholder name "Ploni Almoni" derives from a text read on this holiday.
Shavuot [or Pentecost before mention]