Passover falls in either March or April. This year (2011) it started April 18
Biblically, the first month of the year is Nisan, the month that includes Passover.
Biblically, the first month of the year is Nisan, the month that includes Passover.
Biblically, the first month of the year is Nisan, the month that includes Passover.
While the first month of the year is Nissan, (Which is the month that Passover is in. Passover is the 15th of Nissan.) the years begin in Tishray, the 7th month of the year. Rosh Ha'Shanah is the beginning of the year, and therefor in the 7th month, Tishray. In the Tanakh, the months are counted as Nissan being number one, since it is.
Passover was (and is) celebrated starting the 15th of Nissan all over the world.
Passover begins about a month after Purim
April 1 - April 8 in 1225.
Passover typically falls on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, which usually corresponds to a weekday, such as Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.
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.)
Passover starts on the 15th of Nisan which falls either in March or April.
Passover is based on the Jewish calendar, which follows a lunar cycle. The holiday begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, which correlates to the full moon. This connection ensures that Passover always occurs around the time of the full moon.
Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey on what is celebrated as Palm Sunday, which is the Sunday before Passover. Passover begins on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, which typically falls on a Thursday. Therefore, there are approximately four days between Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and Passover day.