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Passover 2012

Passover, one of the major Jewish pilgrimage festivals, commemorates the Exodus from Egypt. It is celebrated for seven or eight days and includes various traditional foods such as matzo, gefilte fish, and chicken soup with matzah balls.

Passover 2012

Sunset of April 6 to nightfall of 13 April / 14 April (7th day)

Passover 2012

Passover seder

Nitzah
Conclusion
Hallel
Recital of the Hallel, traditionally recited on festivals; drinking of the fourth cup of wine
Subtopic
Bareich
Blessing after the meal and drinking of the third cup of wine
Tzafun
Eating of the afikoman
Shulchan oreich
lit. "set table"—the serving of the holiday meal
Koreich
Eating of a sandwich made of matzo and maror
Maror
Eating of the maror
Matzo
Blessing before eating matzo
Motzi
Traditional blessing before eating bread products
Rachtzah
Second washing of the hands – with blessing
Maggid
Retelling the Passover story, including the recital of "the four questions" and drinking of the second cup of wine
Yachatz
Breaking the middle matzo; the larger piece becomes the afikoman which is eaten later during the ritual of Tzafun
Karpas
Dipping of the karpas in salt water
Urchatz
The washing of the hands – without blessing
Kadeish
Recital of Kiddush blessing and drinking of the first cup of wine

History

Passover is one of the three pilgrimage festivals
Celebrated for 7 or 8 days
Celebrates Exodus
Jewish Holiday

Music

"Echad Mi Yodea"
"Chad Gadiyah"
"Next year in Jerusalem"

Food

Rice, often with saffron or raisins
Chicken soup with matzah balls (kneydlach)
Chicken soup served with matzo-meal dumplings
Gefilte fish
Poached fish patties or fish balls made from a mixture of ground deboned fish, mostly carp or pike
Chrain
Horseradish and beet relish
Charoset
Chopped or ground apples and nuts in wine
Matzo kugel
A kugel made with matzo instead of noodles
Matzo cereal
Matzo meal boiled in water and often served with milk and butter
Matzah brei
Softened matzo fried with egg and fat; served either savory or sweet