Passover also called the Festival of Unleavened Bread is a Jewish Holiday which is celebrated in the Northern Spring. It begins the 15th day of Nisan (on the Hebrew Calendar) which in 2007 arrived on April 2nd. Passover commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt. As described in the Book of Exodus, Passover marks the "birth of the children of Israel who became the Jewish nation", as the Jews Ancestors were freed from being slaves of Pharaoh and allowed to become followers of God instead.
Passover is one of the 3 Pilgrim festivals (Shloshet Ha' Regalim) during which the entire Jewish populace made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, at the time when the temple in Jerusalem was standing. In Israel Passover is a 7 day holiday with the 1st and last days celebrated as a full festival (involving absention from work, special religious services and holiday meals. In Jewish diaspora outside of Israel, the holiday is traditionally celebrated for 8 days (Reform 7 days).
The primary symbol of Passover is the matzo, a flat unleavened "bread" which recalls the hurriedly baked bread that the Israelites ate after their hasty departure from Egypt.
A Sedar Dinner is observed on the 1st and 2nd nites of Passover with family and friends. It is both a religious and festive holiday for Jews the world over to celebrate.
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