Shana Tova U'Metuka! An 1859 newspaper "hallucination" of a false Rosh Hashana custom

From the Buffalo Courier Express, October 1, 1859 ·Page 3:

I cannot corroborate any custom of decorating a synagogue with flowers or garlands on Rosh Hashanah. 

It appears that the writer mixes up Rosh Hashanah with Shavuot, which has such a custom. If there was such a custom among Spanish and Portuguese Jews in the West Indies, I cannot find any record of it. 

Apparently, it is not only modern AI that hallucinates. 

Anyway, wishing you all a sweet and happy New Year, a year of joy, security, unity and victory over our enemies.  

I will not be blogging until Monday. 

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