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A family gathers around a table of food set for Passover seder, singing the prayer song Dayenu in their home.
What and When Is Passover?
Illuminated plagues Illuminated plagues continued Deaths of the firstborns of Egypt 15th-century German Bible illustration showing Moses leading a group of Israelites between parted green waves of the Red Sea, with Hebrew text above. Seder plate Passover Four square pieces of matzo, an unleavened flatbread, stacked slightly askew on a white surface. Rows of American soldiers in uniform and helmets sit at tables set with dishes, reading from booklets during a Passover service in Germany, March 1945.
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What and When Is Passover?
Passover commemorates the biblical story of the Exodus.
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Passover seder
A family at a seder, the ritual meal held to commence the Jewish festival of Passover.
© Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union—Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images
Illuminated plagues
Scenes of the Ten Plagues from the Golden Haggadah, illuminated vellum manuscript,...
© Album—British Library/Alamy
Illuminated plagues continued
Scenes of the Ten Plagues from the Golden Haggadah, illuminated vellum manuscript,...
© Album—British Library/Alamy
Deaths of the firstborns of Egypt
The tenth and final plague is the horrific death of the firstborn of all humans and...
© Culture Club—Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Moses and the Israelites
Moses leading the children of Israel through the Red Sea; illustration from a German...
© Universal History Archive—Universal Images Group/Getty Images
Seder plate
Seder plate from Pesaro, Italy, 1614; in the Jewish Museum, New York City.
Graphic House/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Matzos
An unleavened bread, matzo is made with only flour and water.
© Ewa Walicka/Shutterstock.com
Passover at the end of World War II
A rare photo of the first Jewish Passover service held in Germany after World War...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Passover in the White House
President Barack Obama marking the beginning of Passover with a seder with friends...
Pete Souza—Official White House Photo
Passover plate
Passover plate from Vienna, 1807; in the Jewish Museum, New York City.
Graphic House/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Passover
Learn about the different items that are part of the Passover meal.
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