Best Printables For Passover 2024

What is Passover?

Passover is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the Israelies’ Exodus from ancient Egypt, and their escape from Egyptian slavery to freedom. 

In Hebrew, you pronounce Passover as “Pesach.”

The central ritual of Passover is the Seder feast that involves the re-telling of the Exodus through stories from the Hagadah book, and the consumption of ritual foods, including Matzah and Maror (bitter herbs).

When is it celebrated?

Passover occurs in the Spring. Usually, it falls in late March or April of the Gregorian Calendar. In the Hebrew calendar, it occurs on the 15th day of month Nisan.

Passover Symbols

There are several symbols involved in Passover, here are the main

Lamb: The lamb sacrificed at the first Passover, on the eve of the Exodus from Egypt, the most momentous event in Jewish history.

Matzah: This is a crisp, unleavened bread, made of flour and water, baked before the dough has had time to rise.

Seder Plate: This is a special plate containing the six symbolic foods eaten during the Seder feast.

Wine: During the Seder feast drinking four glasses of wine to symbolize the four stages of the Exodus: Freedom, deliverance, redemption, and release.

Four Sons: Also known as the four children: The wise, the wicked, the simple, and the one who doesn’t know how to ask.