Passover

Passover, also called Pasch or Pesach, is a major Jewish holiday and one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.... Wikipedia

  • Official name:  Pesach –
  • Type:  Jewish (religious and cultural)
  • Significance:  Celebrates the Exodus, the freedom from slavery of the Israelites from Ancient Egypt that followed the Ten Plagues, Beginning of the 49 days of Counting of the Omer, Connected to barley harvest in spring
  • Celebrations:  Passover Seder
  • Begins:  15 Nisan
  • Ends:  21 Nisan (22 Nisan in traditional Diaspora communities)
  • Related to:  Shavuot ("Festival of Weeks"), which follows 49 days from the second night of Passover.
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo