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 2022, Passover begins on 15 April; in 2022 it will begin on 5 April. Here’s some French vocabulary to help you celebrate this Jewish celebration of freedom.*
Passover
la Pasqua ebraica
Easter
la Pasqua
spring
la primavera
exodus
esodo
freedom
libertà
Messiah
Messia
prayer
preghiera
prophet
profeta
rabbi
rabbino
slavery
shiavitù
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.
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