Sundown on Tuesday 22 September marks the beginning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, when Jews around the world seek atonement for sins and reflect on both the preceding year and the year ahead of them. It is a 24 hour period of fasting and praying until dark on Wednesday 23 September, with synagogue attendance rates suggesting that more people go to temple on Yom Kippur than any other holiday.
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