Tu BiShvat, also called the New Year of Trees, is a minor Jewish festival that marks the new year of trees in Judaism. It occurs on the 15th of Shevaṭ, usually in late January or early February, which is after most of the annual rain in Israel has fallen. The holiday has had many meanings over time. It was initially a way of reckoning the age of trees for tithing purposes, but in the Jewish Diaspora it became an agricultural holiday that established a link to Israel. In modern times, it has become an occasion for planting trees in Israel.
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