significance of Rosh HaShanah

•  the first day of the Jewish year
• Adam and Eve were created on Rosh HaShanah
• On the day they were created, G-d brought them to the garden of Eden, which He had prepared as an extended wedding canopy. Rosh HaShanah is thus both man's birthday and his wedding anniversary 
• Shofar: It makes a trumpet-like sound and is traditionally blown