In modern Israel, Tu BiShvat is celebrated by planting trees to symbolize claiming the land for agriculture and “making the desert bloom.” Schoolchildren often participate in tree-planting ceremonies. The holiday is also associated with the Zionist project of agricultural development, and critics have noted that Tu BiShvat trees are often planted on land taken from displaced Palestinians.
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