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jillbcooks 4/13/2009 2:07:00 PM
Passover is also known by another name, Hag ha-Aviv, which means Festival of Spring. The timing of the holiday shifts, as it is based on the vernal equinox and the cycles of the moon and the Hebrew calendar. If the month of the holiday (called Nisan, and Passover begins the 15th of Nisan) arrived and spring had not, an additional month (called an intercalary month) would be added to the calendar to delay the coming of Passover until it was truly springtime.
One way to celebrate Hag ha-Aviv is by eating fresh, seasonal foods. This helps counterbalance the heaviness of some other traditional Passover foods like baked goods without leavening agents. Pass...
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spring, Matzoh, Nectarine Salsa, Passover, Salmon