Passover begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan and lasts for seven or eight days. The festival commemorates the exodus of Jews from Egypt, more than 3,000 years ago. It is regarded as one of the most important as well as most favorite of all Jewish holidays. There are many reasons for Pesach being the beloved festival of the Jewish community. One of prime reason amongst them is that it is the one with the most elaborate domestic rituals. In the following lines, we have listed a number of celebration ideas for Pesach.
How To Celebrate Passover
Cleaning The House
The first big task is to clean the house thoroughly before Passover begins. Remove all traces of prohibited food, called chametz (any leavened products such as grains, bread, cereal, vinegar and cornstarch). Brush the last crumbs into a disposal bag with a feather or a palm branch, saying, "All leaven I have not seen or removed or that I don't know about is hereby null and void and ownerless as the dust of the earth." Thereafter, you need to burn the chametz. You can also store chametz in a remote, sealed-off part of the house or "sell" it to a non-Jewish friend, to be redeemed after Passover.
Fasting
If you are the firstborn male in your family, then you must fast on the day before Passover. This custom commemorates the fact that the firstborn Jewish males in Egypt were not killed during the final plague.
Prohibited Food
Make sure not to eat chametz i.e. leavened products, like grains, bread, cereal, vinegar and cornstarch, at any time during the seven or eight days of Passover. Having leavened food is strictly prohibited during Pesach.
No Work
You have to refrain from all work on the first and last days of Passover. However, you are allowed to work on the intermediate days, which are called Chol Ha-Mo'ed.
Seder Meal
Seder ceremony is observed on the first 2 nights of Passover. As per the Haggadah, the following 14 steps form a part of the Seder meal:
