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| − | '''Pesach''' is the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[holiday]] celebrating the [[Bible|biblical]] escape from [[Egypt]]. | + | '''Pesach''' [Hebrew:פסח] often called Passover<ref>[http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0212.htm Exodus 12:11-12]</ref>, is the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[holiday]] celebrating the [[Bible|biblical]] escape from [[Egypt]]. |
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| − | [[category:Holidays]] | + | The festival begins on the 14<sup>th</sup> of Nissan. In [[Israel]] there is one day festival [חג], five intermediate days [חול המועד] and the 7<sup>th</sup> day is also a holiday. In the [[diaspora]], there are two day of festival, four intermediate days and another two days of festival. |
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| | + | ==Laws and Customs== |
| | + | *For the entire length of the festival, Jews refrain from eating leavened foods (חמץ). |
| | + | *On the first night (in the diaspora, first two nights), a [[Seder]] is conducted. |
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| | + | ==Notes== |
| | + | {{reflist}} |
| | + | [[category:Jewish Holidays]] |
| | + | [[category:Judaism]] |