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The 2008 market crash was on Erev Rosh Hashanah. The last day of the year, the last day of the 30 days of blowing shofar in a call for repentance, the last day before the 10 days of Awe ending with Yom Kippur.

Rosh Hashanah is the anniversary of the creation of Adam, and the offering of Isaac.