Pesach

Pesach [Hebrew:פסח], often called PassoverExodus 12:11-12, is the Jewish holiday celebrating the biblical escape from Egypt.
The festival begins on the 14th of Nissan. In Israel there is one day festival [חג], five intermediate days [חול המועד] and the 7th day is also a holiday. In the diaspora, there are two day of festival, four intermediate days and another two days of festival.
==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.
==See also==
*Passover Seder
*Had Gadya
*Kaddish
==References==
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