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April 12, 2006

Passover begins tonight

When the sun sets tonight at 7:23, a Jewish holiday begins.

Passover begins at sundown tonight and lasts eight days. Jews mark the holiday by gathering to remember their exodus from Egypt after generations of slavery.

Jewish families typically attend a seder, or special dinner, tonight in which the customary entree is matzo, a flat bread similar to the food Israelites ate after fleeing Egypt - they were in such a hurry they couldn't wait for the bread to rise.

Passover begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month Nissan, and falls in early spring each year.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 6:38 PM | Permalink

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