On this special day you can walk into synagogues around the world and find a joyous scene. All the scrolls of the Torah are taken from the ark, which is an ornate cabinet, and carried in procession around the synagogue seven times. The actual carrying is shared by all congregants. Even in synagogues where women are traditionally segregated, on Simchat Torah , they are welcomed into the main sanctuary, to touch and kiss the Torah scrolls. During the procession, happy songs of praise are sung and congregants dance with the scrolls.
Children wave gaily decorated flags.
Which sometimes have an apple impaled on the flagpole and a candle burning in the apple. The torah reading is also shared by all eligible adults. Even children are encouraged to come up and read from the Torah. This synagogue service is one of the happiest and most raucous of the entire year. The joyous procession usually continues outside into the streets surrounding the synagogue, where observers typically get caught up in the merriment and join the dancing and singing.