Siya o banko ke keda vazio para el profeta Eliyahu.
En la gran parte de las komunidades la siya de Eliahu esta prezente durante la seremonya del biri en la keila o en kaza. Kuando ay dos siyas, la una es por el sandak ke detyene el bebe, i la otra la deshan por Eliahu. En syertas komunidades komo las de Bukhara i Irak se desha una siya vazia en la suka por el profeta Eliahu. En Comtat Venaissin (al sud de Fransya) tyenen una poltrona en miniatura ke la enkolgan en alto para ke todos la veyan. El banko es karakteristiko de las komunidades de la rejion de Rino (Alsatia, Almanya, Suise)
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