With the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur approaching at the end of ... It is customary to dip apples in honey, symbolising the wish for a sweet new year.

The greeting can be shortened to “shanah tovah” (“a good year”). Following Rosh Hashanah on the calendar, Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for people of the Jewish faith.

The book and judgement are sealed on Yom Kippur, which marks the end of the "Days of Awe" - known as 10 days of Repentance.