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Passover: The major Jewish spring festival that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery!

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Passover: The major Jewish spring festival that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery!

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The story of the Passover is told in the book of Exodus. The children of Israel has been slaves in Egypt for 210 - 400 years. God told the children of Israel that he would released. To kick off their freedom, God released nine plagues to the Egyptian people. The first nine plagues: Blood, frogs, lice, flies, lifestock, boils, hail, locusts, and darkness.

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What religious experience does this holiday celebrate?

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What religious experience does this holiday celebrate?

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The Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a slaughtered spring lamb. When seeing this, the angel of death knew to pass over the first born in these houses, hence the name of the holiday.

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Jews began celebrating the holiday of Passover on the first anniversary of freedom from Egypt.

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Israelites inhabited a part of Canaan, which is east of Egypt. Because of the annual flooding of the Nile produced great harvests, and when famine hit neighboring lands, starving peoples often made their way to the fruitful soils of Egypt. Being immigrants many where put into slavery. others were prisoners of war, and yet others were sold into slavery by their own people.

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Jews are to observe the Passover for seven days, beginning on the 15th of the Jewish month Nisan, which is usually in April. The first night  includes Sedar (ritual dinner). Outside of Israel, Jews celebrate a second seder on the second night of the Passover. Traditional Jews outside Israel don't work on either the first two or the last two days of the seven day period.

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Special clothing worn during the Passover

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Special clothing worn during the Passover

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One should wear special clothes in honor of the Jewish holiday, but is only required of priest to do as such. Dress to Impress God.

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Some view it as honoring the renewal of the sun (it’s always on the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox), or a time to step firmly into springtime. While others count it as celebrating the Jewish people’s “birth certificate” and “Declaration of Independence.” Or you can think of it as memorializing something that God did for the Jews 3,300 years ago.

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I need this garment for the Feast Days!  -  KRA: I agree with this comment. Minus the gloves for me.

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Shank bone- symbolizes the lamb that was sacrificed in ancient days

Roasted Egg- represents the Passover offering of ancient days as well as the wholeness and continuing cycle of life

Bitter herbs (horseradish or romaine lettuce), a reminder of the bitter lives of the Hebrew slaves

Charoset, the mixture of apples, nuts, sweet wine, cinnamon and sugar reminds us of the bricks and mortar made by the Hebrew slaves

Greens, karpas, symbolizes the spring, the time of the year when Passover takes place

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Both Sephardic and Ashkenazi, prohibit the eating of chametz during Passover as directed in the Torah. Chametz includes any food product or recipe made with the following grains:
Wheat
Oats
Rye
Barley
Spelt

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Is there different rituals to be performed on different days

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Is there different rituals to be performed on different days

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Sephardic Jews do consume kitniyot during Passover while Ashkenazi do.
Kitniyot items include:
Rice
Corn
Millet
Dried beans and lentils
Peas
Green Beans
Soybeans
Peanuts
Sesame Seeds
Poppy Seeds
Mustard

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It last 7 days

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What rules or restrictions are associated with this holiday? 

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What rules or restrictions are associated with this holiday? 

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Within the duration of Passover, no leavened bread is eaten, therefore Matzo, a flat bread, has become a popular symbol for the holiday. Matzo was light and easy to transport on their long journey out of Egypt, and has since become an important part of Passover celebrations.

Meat must not be eaten in combination with dairy.

Fish and eggs are considered neutral.

Strictly observant Jews do not work, go to school or carry out any business on the first two and last two days of Passover (first one day and last one day for some branches). This is a requirement of Jewish law; however, only about 10% of the American Jewish population observes this rule strictly. Most American Jews will work through Passover, although many may want to take time off the day before Passover, to prepare for the big family dinner.

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Chag Ha-matzot (“Festival of Unleavened Breads”)
Z’man Cheiruteinu (“The Time of Liberation”)
Chag Ha-aviv (“Festival of Spring”).

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Two major Jewish groups in the world, Ashkenazi and Sephardi. 

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Two major Jewish groups in the world, Ashkenazi and Sephardi. 