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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Peter Smith

When does Passover start? Everything to know about the Jewish holiday

Passover — known as Pesach in Hebrew — begins at sunset on Wednesday, April 1 - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over the course of a week each spring. It commemorates the Exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible.

It is celebrated around family dinner tables and at communal banquets, where the dramatic story of liberation from slavery is retold.

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