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Passover, also called Pesach (/ ˈ p ɛ s ɑː x, ˈ p eɪ-/; [1] Biblical Hebrew: חַג הַפֶּסַח , romanized: Ḥag hapPesaḥ, lit. 'Pilgrimage of the Passing Over'), is a major Jewish holiday and one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. [2]
The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Three Pilgrim Festivals, sometimes known in English by their Hebrew name Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šālōš rəgālīm, or חַגִּים, ḥaggīm), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles ...
The Passover Seder [a] is a ritual feast at the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. [1] It is conducted throughout the world on the eve of the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar (i.e., at the start of the 15th; a Hebrew day begins at sunset). The day falls in late March or in April of the Gregorian calendar.
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Jews around the globe typically celebrate the Passover by holding a Seder each night of the holiday. A Seder is a meal that recognizes many of the aspects of the Jews' time in slavery and exodus ...
Passover begins at sundown Monday, but depending on where you are in the world, it may end on a different day. Passover is a celebration of the Jewish people's liberation from slavery in Egypt ...
Passover, the Aramaic spelling of the Hebrew word Pesach. Pesach seder, the festive meal beginning the 14th and ending on the 15th of Nisan; Easter, central religious feast in the Christian liturgical year; Paskha, an Easter dish served in several Slavic countries; Paska (bread), an Easter bread served in Ukraine
Passover is one of the most sacred and widely observed holidays in the Jewish religion, according to History.com. The celebration begins a few weeks later than last year, but it typically starts ...