Passover, from 15 Nisan, remembers the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. It lasts seven days in Israel and eight elsewhere, and begins with the Seder meal.
Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before the date shown.
No. Passover is not a federal holiday in the US, so government offices, banks and schools follow their normal schedule unless they choose otherwise.
When is Passover 1919?
Passover 1919 falls on Tuesday, April 15.
Why does the date of Passover change each year?
It follows the Hebrew calendar, a lunisolar calendar whose months follow the moon. The Gregorian date moves each year but stays within the same season.