Passover

Celebratory Italian Vocabulary

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The Jewish festival of Passover lasts for seven or eight days sometime in March or April. The dates vary because this holiday is not based on the Gregorian calendar, aka solar calendar. Passover begins on the 15th of Nisan, the first month in the Hebrew calendar.

In 2024, Passover begins on 22 April; in 2025 it will begin on 12 April. Here’s some Italian vocabulary to help you celebrate this Jewish celebration of freedom.*

Passover		il Pèsach, la Pasqua ebraica
Easter		la Pasqua
spring		la primavera

exodus		esodo
freedom		libertà
Messiah		Messia
prayer		preghiera
prophet		profeta
rabbi		rabbino
slavery		schiavitù
story		storia
yarmulke		yarmulke
bitter herbs		erbe amara
brisket		punta di petto
carrot		carota
charoset		charoset (una massa dolce che simboleggia il mortaio)
Gefilte fish		pesce gefilte
grape juice		succo d’uva
horseradish		rafano
kosher		kosher
lettuce		lattuga
matzoh ball		palla di matzoh
nuts		noci
orange		arancia
parsley		prezzemolo
potato		patata
prune		prugna secca
roast chicken		pollo arrosto
roasted egg		uovo arrosto
shankbone		stinco
spices		spezie
sweet potato		patata dolce
unleavened bread		pane azzimo
wine		vino
to bless		benedire
to eat		mangiare
to pray		pregare
to symbolize		simboleggiare
to tell (a story)		raccontare (una storia)

* I am not Jewish, so I’ve collected this information from various resources. If there are any mistakes or major omissions, please let me know and I’ll be happy to fix them.

 Related lessons

• Dates
• Food

Italian vocabulary for other holidays

• Easter
• Hanukkah
• Mardi gras
• New Year
• Valentine’s Day
   

 Italian lesson plans

• Passover picture game (Lesson plan, K – 6th grade)
• Passover seder place cards (Lesson plan, 4th – 6th grade)
   

 En español

• Pésaj
   

 En français

• Pâque
   

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