In pics: Israel Passover biblically derived Jewish holiday

Passover begins on Monday evening as the sun goes down in a breathtakingly historic year for Israel.

Update: 2017-04-11 05:20 GMT

Smoke fills the air as ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items in final preparation for the Passover holiday in Jerusalem. Jews are forbidden to eat leavened foodstuffs during the Passover holiday that celebrates the biblical story of the Israelites' escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt.

The Jewish people celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses.

The rituals unique to the Passover celebrations commence with the Passover Seder when the 15th of Nisan has begun.

Passover commences on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Nisan and lasts for either seven days

Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items in final preparation for the Passover holiday in Jerusalem. Jews are forbidden to eat leavened foodstuffs during the Passover holiday that celebrates the biblical story of the Israelites' escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt.

Members of the ancient Samaritan community take part in the ritual of Passover Sacrifice on Mt. Gerizim, overlooking the West Bank town of Nablus. Today, the remaining 700 Samaritans live in the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank and the Israeli seaside town of Holon, south of Tel Aviv.

Passover begins on Monday evening as the sun goes down in a breathtakingly historic year for Israel.

In pics: Israel Passover biblically derived Jewish holiday

Passover begins on Monday evening as the sun goes down in a breathtakingly historic year for Israel.

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