**Better brush up on your limited knowledge of Scripture.**
Sorry, I don’t accept Judith or the Maccabees as “scripture” or the Word of God. The books of Daniel and Esther, yes.
Nevertheless, I haven’t seen any of your persuasion rending their clothes, or heard of them falling prostrate (Webster’s: lying face down), or wearing sackcloth. You do those things as well?
Even though Daniel was respected in captivity, he longed for the deliverance of his people, the restoration of Israel. He wasn’t performing a vain routine.
In Esther, the situation was dire; imminent, absolute elimiation of the Jews. Put in the same situation, I would’ve been in anguish as well.
I’m also not aware of the practice in the New Testament.
But, if it makes you feel religious, more power to ya, ace.
20 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 21 "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
-Matthew 11:20-22
4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
-Matthew 4:4