Passover is a festival of freedom.
It commemorates the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt, and their transition from slavery to freedom. The main ritual of Passover is the seder, which occurs on the first two night (in Israel just the first night) of the holiday — a festive meal that involves the re-telling of the Exodus through stories and song and the consumption of ritual foods, including matzah and maror (bitter herbs)
What foods are eaten on Passover?
Matzah, or unleavened bread, is the main food of Passover. You can purchase it in numerous stores, or you it can be home made. But the holiday has many traditional, popular foods, from haroset (a mixture of fruit, nuts, wine, and cinnamon) to matzah ball soup — and the absence of leavening calls upon a cook to employ all of his/her culinary creativity.
The first Passover is on the evening of Monday, April 10, and the second Passover seder takes place on the evening of Tuesday, April 11.