1. Hall - 7. view

Snuff etwee

A snuff etwee with the inscription: ’Shabbat is a day of our calmness’ The strictest holiday, and the lack of work is part of celebrating the Shabbat. Every work which belongs to the workdays, is forbidden to do on Saturday. On Saturday it is forbidden to prepare food, to write, to travel, to light a flame, so smoking also. When smoking became popular in the 18th-19th Century, it was common to sniff snuff on Saturday, which as a type of smoking possible to enjoy without lighting a flame.