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Passover

Date & Time

22 - 30 April 2024

Category

Day of Significance

Information

Jewish holiday that involves work restrictions, potentially traveling home, and fasting.

Passover, or Pesah in Hebrew, is a major Jewish holiday, also called 'the festival of unleavened bread.' During the eight days of the festival, Jews commemorate God’s deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, eating only unleavened bread or matzah, as did those who fled from Egypt. At the special ritual meal called the seder, the traditional narrative of Passover, as contained in the Passover Haggadah, is told.

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