22 April to 29 April 2027
Passover runs 22 April to 29 April 2027. Passover is the eight-day Jewish spring festival that begins with the Seder, a family meal of symbolic foods and four cups of wine. For the whole week bread and other leavened grain is set aside and matzah takes its place.
Source: Passover Seder, Matzah.
Also known as Pesach, Pesah, Pessach, Passover Seder, Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Everywhere Passover is kept
Unleavened flatbread made of flour and water, eaten at the Seder and through the week in place of leavened bread. Eating matzah on Passover is common even among Jews who are not religiously observant.
Source: Matzah, Passover Seder.
Apple and walnut in Eastern Europe; date-based in Sephardi and Middle Eastern kitchens
A sweet, brown paste of fruit and nuts on the Seder plate. Ashkenazi cooks use apples, walnuts, cinnamon and sweet red wine, while Sephardi versions lean on dates, figs and raisins.
Source: Passover Seder, Charoset.
Everywhere Passover is kept
The bitter herb on the Seder plate, often freshly grated horseradish or the whole root.
Source: Passover Seder.
Ashkenazi kitchens, from New York to Tel Aviv
Dumplings of ground matzah served in chicken soup, a staple of the Passover table. Some observant Jews avoid them during the festival because of a rule against soaking matzah products.
Source: Matzah ball.
Everywhere Passover is kept
Each person at the Seder drinks four cups of wine at set points in the telling of the story.
Source: Passover Seder.
Everywhere Passover is kept
Two items on the Seder plate: a roasted hard-boiled egg and a roasted lamb or goat bone, each standing for a sacrifice offered in the Jerusalem Temple.
Source: Passover Seder.
| Year | When |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 22 April to 29 April 2027 |
| 2028 | 11 April to 18 April 2028 |
| 2029 | 31 March to 7 April 2029 |
| 2030 | 18 April to 25 April 2030 |
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