This is the bread that the Jews made for their flight from Egypt. The day before Passover is the fast of the firstborn, a minor fast for all firstborn males, commemorating the fact that the firstborn Jewish males in Egypt were not killed during the final plague. There is a specific set of information that must be covered in a specific order. This is the seder. An overview of a traditional seder is included later in this page.
Work is permitted on the intermediate days.
These intermediate days on which work is permitted are referred to as Chol Ha-Mo'ed, as are the intermediate days of Sukkot. The text of the Passover seder is written in a book called the Haggadah. This is a blessing over wine in honor of the holiday. The wine is drunk, and a second cup is poured. Washing A washing of the hands without a blessing, in preparation for eating the Karpas.