Seven days, compared to eight in the Diaspora.
Passover was and is celebrated according to God's command (Exodus ch. 12).
Passover is celebrated on the 15th of nissan, corresponding to about April, give or take a month. In Israel, Passover is celebrated for seven days. In the diaspora (outside of Israel), it is celebrated for eight days. (Nissan is the first month of the year, but calculations for the calendar are complicated.)
In Israel it lasts seven days, and in the diaspora (out of Israel) it lasts eight days.
Passover (Pesach) is celebrated in Nissan according to the Jewish calendar. This usually falls out in April according to the Gregorian calendar. The holiday is 7 days long in Israel and 8 days outside of Israel. In 2008, Passover starts on April 19th. In 2009, April 9th. In 2010, March 30.
Passover commemorates the Exodus from Egypt, but no one knows exactly when or where it was first celebrated as a holiday. If it's as old as the event it commemorates, it was most likely first celebrated in Israel.
Passover is celebrated in the home, everywhere Jews live.
In any place with Jews it can be celebrated....soem places with Jews are Israel, the US, Canada, and many other places
There is only one country which would consider Passover to be a national celebration, and that is Israel. However, there are many other countries in which Jews celebrate Passover.
Passover in 1963 started on Tuesday, April 9th. In Israel, Passover is seven days, Outside of Israel, it is eight days.
Beefeaters
In Israel, Shavuot is 1 day. In the diaspora, it is 2 days.
Passover is usually only celebrated by Jews