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. See Extra Day of Holidays for more information.
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.