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Passover 2006


Jewish family in Israel sitting down to enjoy Passover dinner.
April 2006
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April Fools Day
Saturday April 1
-17 years, -11 months, -17 days
or -6561 days

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Palm Sunday
Sunday April 9
-17 years, -11 months, -9 days
or -6553 days

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Passover
Thursday April 13
-17 years, -11 months, -5 days
or -6549 days

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Good Friday
Friday April 14
-17 years, -11 months, -4 days
or -6548 days

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Easter
Sunday April 16
-17 years, -11 months, -2 days
or -6546 days

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Earth Day
Saturday April 22
-17 years, -10 months, -26 days
or -6540 days

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Passover for the year 2006 starts on Thursday, April 13th and ends the 7 day holiday on Wednesday, April 19th. For the Jewish calendar night begins before day, thus the holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day on the evening of Wednesday, April 12th. For Reform and Reconstructionist Jews who follow the Biblical text they celebrate the holiday over 7 days, however, Orthodox, Hasidic, and other Jews in the Diaspora will celebrate the holiday as 8 days ending on Thursday, April 20th.


Passover is a spring festival that begins in the months of March or April on the Gregorian calendar. Passover starts on the 15th day of the month of Nisan which is on the first night of a full moon after the northern vernal equinox (except leap months can make the festival start after the second full moon after the northern vernal equinox as in the year 2016).


The 7 or 8 day festival is one of the most important celebrations on the Hebrew calendar commemorating the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. It begins with families gathering together the first night (first 2 nights for many communities outside Israel) for dinner called seder (meaning “order” of “arrangement” in Hebrew) and ends 7 to 8 days later.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to Passover 2006

Thursday, April 13th is day number 103 of the 2006 calendar year with -17 years, -11 months, -5 days until the start of the celebration of Passover 2006.


Passover
Name(s):Passover, Pesach
Type:Observance, Jewish
When:Begins 15th day of Nisan and ends 21st day of Nisan (7 day – Israel and liberal Diaspora) and ends 22nd day of Nisan (8 day – outside Israel traditional Diaspora) on the Hebrew Calendar

Dates for Passover

HolidayDateDays to Go
Passover 2022 Saturday, April 16, 2022 -702
Passover 2023 Thursday, April 06, 2023 -347
Passover 2024 Tuesday, April 23, 2024 36
Passover 2025 Sunday, April 13, 2025 391
Passover 2026 Thursday, April 02, 2026 745
Passover 2027 Thursday, April 22, 2027 1130


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