Here are some facts about Passover:
– Passover lasts seven days and includes only one seder in Israel. Outside Israel it lasts eight days and seders are held each of the first two nights.
– Passover begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan.
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– During the seder, there is a specific set of tasks that must be completed and information that must be covered in a specific order. To correctly follow the process, the text of the Passover seder called the Haggadah is used.
– Part of the process involves a retelling of the story of the Exodus from Egypt and the first Passover. This begins with the youngest person asking “the four questions,” a set of questions about the proceedings designed to encourage participation in the seder.
– The 10 plagues that were visited upon Egypt leading to the release of the Israelites from slavery are acknowledged during the seder.
– A seder usually lasts at least two hours.
Source: jewishvirtuallibrary.org
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