Durante tutto il periodo della festività non viene consumato cibo lievitato sostituendo il pane, la pasta e i dolci con altri cibi appositamente preparati

(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy dips a basket with silverware into boiling water used for cleansing kitchen items in preparation for the coming Jewish holiday of Passover, Sunday, March 28, 2010. The week-long festival which commemorates the exodus of the ancient Hebrews from Egypt begins on March 29.