Passover Passover, or Pesach, is a Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus - the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. It’s observed for seven to eight days, starting on the 15th day of the Hebrew month Nisan, and it’s typically in either March or April. The Passover Seder plate is a special plate containing symbolic foods eaten or displayed at the Passover Seder. It is used to show all the symbolic foods that are used for the Passover. The central Passover observance is Seder, a ritual meal held on the first two nights. Seder includes removing the five grains (spelt, wheat, oats, rye, and barley) from homes for the duration of Passover. Other traditions during Seder include reading the Exodus story, or Haggadah, and eating symbolic foods like matzah (unleavened bread), bitter herbs, and dipping karpas (a raw vegetable) into salt water or vinegar. The seder, a ritual meal served on Passover, reinforces Jewish cultural cohesion by commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. www.britannica.com C The blood of the Passover lamb is used in a ritual to mark the doorposts of Israelite homes and protect them from the Angel of Death during the Passover.
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