Mesorat%20hashas for Chagigah 17:10

ותנא מייתי לה מהכא דתניא (ויקרא כג, מא) וחגותם אותו חג לה' שבעת ימים יכול יהא חוגג והולך כל שבעה ת"ל אותו אותו אתה חוגג ואי אתה חוגג כל שבעה אם כן למה נאמר שבעה לתשלומין

And a Baraita derives it from here, that it was taught: (Leviticus 23:41) "You shall celebrate it as a festival to God for seven days." One might have thought that one should continually celebrate [by bringing the Chagigah] continually all seven [days], Scripture teaches us "it" - on it [the first day] shall you celebrate [by bringing the Chagigah], and you should not celebrate [by bringing the Chagigah] all seven days. If so, why does it say "seven" [if the verse teaches something about the first day only]? For the "make up" period.

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