03APR2018 - Holiday Today - Israel (Religious Holidays)

Israel - Pesach (Passover)
Pesah, or Passover is one of the most significant Jewish holidays. It commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in ancient Egypt and the story of the Exodus. This festival commences on Nisan 15 and lasts for seven days in Israel and for eight days in the diaspora.
Passover is one of the three biblically derived Jewish festivals that required pilgrimage to the Holy Temple (shalosh regalim), the other two being Shavuot and Sukkot. Jews start preparing for Pesach long before the holiday commences as they need to remove all chametz from their homes. Chametz refers to leavened food. It must not be eaten, or even owned, during Passover. Jews eat matzo instead – unleavened bread made with only two ingredients, flour and water.

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