When Passover 2024 starts, how long is it and how to wish someone Happy Passover
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJewish communities in Greater Manchester and across the world will be celebrating Passover next week. This year, the Jewish festival which marks the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt starts on the evening of Monday (April 22), lasting eight days in the UK.
Families and friends come together on the first night of the festival for the Seder - a ritual feast where foods symbolising the exodus story are consumed.
Many Jewish people living outside of Israel in the diaspora take part in a second Seder the following night too. Those who observe the rules of the festival are prohibited from eating certain foods - predominantly bread - for an eight-day period.
Instead, unleavened bread called matza is eaten, while other foods containing certain grains can be made with substitute ingredients. READ MORE: 'I went there for a wedding...
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