The name Shavuot means weeks and alludes to the fact that this festival happens exactly seven weeks after Passover. The Talmud uses the Atzeret term which means the last day of the festival, suggesting that it was considered as a closing celebration connected to Passover. The prayer book refers to this day as zman matan torateinu, the time of the revelation of the Torah, as this is the true significance of the day. It also implies that the revelation of the Torah was a single occasion, but that its receipt should be part of our everyday practice. During this holiday our synagogues are decorated with flowers and special dietary rules apply. On the eve of Shavuot we eat dairy food, in order to enable us to fulfill the mitzvah of learning throughout the night.