The celebration of the Jewish Easter Immediately two major religions - Christianity and Judaism-annually celebrate the holiday of Easter. However, the average citizen does not know that the holidays have different historical events. Christian Easter on Sunday Jesus Christ, a Jewish-exodus of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery. So, what exactly is the Jewish Easter or Peisah? Easter is the central Jewish holiday in remembrance of the exodus from Egypt. Starting at the 15 th day of the month Nisan, and is celebrated for 7 days. Religious precepts forbid Jews during the holidays to eating bread and other products, which are primarily grain, instead they eat gefillte. The central event-Passover holiday evening or semester ́ der. A seder is composed of many elements. That night, Jews must read the Easter story, which tells the story of exodus from Egypt, and a Passover meal in accordance with tradition. The word Pesach, meaning "passed", had passed. According to the Bible, God had passed Jewish homes and destroyed their firstborn. In the morning of Passover eve of a firstborn in memory of saving the firstborn of Israel during the "Executions" firstborn, the 10th of the Egyptian penalty. When there Jerusalem Temple, the main event was a celebration of Passover sacrifice Passover lamb. This commandment is "korban- Jewish." Each family (or group of families, if they are too small to sedaniya whole lamb) was an opportunity of a lamb on the night of 15 Nisan. Lamb was to be zazharen and eaten with gefillte and bitter herbs. There was no way to break the victim's bones. And until the morning it should not have anything left. Today, in the absence of the Temple, "korban- Jewish commandment" applied to the symbolic food, takes his place at the Passover seder plate of fried chicken wings or drumsticks, which is not used in food, but also participate in the ritual. Also, commandment requires eat at Passover dinner, at least one piece of holiday-sized olives. In order to celebrate zakvashennoe dough forbidden not what is even be in the house. Before dinner head of the family reads a book Passover story from the Book of Exodus. In Israel, Pesach-seven-day holiday, the first and last days of full-holidays and non-working days. Outside the Israeli holiday lasts eight days, the first two and last two full holidays.