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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.
The ancient Israelites cultivated both wheat and barley.These two grains are mentioned first in the biblical list of the Seven Species of the land of Israel and their importance as food in ancient Israelite cuisine is also seen in the celebration of the barley harvest at the festival of Passover and of the wheat harvest at the festival of Shavuot.
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 ...
This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover will begin April 22. Here's what to know about the celebration.
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, starts before sundown on April 22, concluding after nightfall on April 30. Many Jewish communities host seders the first two nights of the holiday.
In ancient times, the grain harvest lasted seven weeks and was a season of gladness (Jer. 5:24, Deut. 16:9–11, Isa. 9:2). It began with harvesting the barley during Passover and ended with harvesting the wheat at Shavuot.
The wait to display the Seder plate is nearly over. Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is just around the corner.
The insertion of the leap month is based on the requirement that Passover occur at the same time of year as the spring barley harvest (aviv). [17] (Since 12 lunar months make up less than a solar year, the date of Passover would gradually move throughout the solar year if leap months were not occasionally added.)