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PASSOVER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Judaism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Passover
1, record 1, English, Passover
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pesach 1, record 1, English, Pesach
correct
- Pesah 2, record 1, English, Pesah
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It's Passover, also called Pesach, which celebrates the Exodus, the liberation of Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Passover happens every year during the month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. That's typically in March or April. In Israel, it lasts seven days; everywhere else, it's eight days. 3, record 1, English, - Passover
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Judaïsme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pâque
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A2que
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Pâque 2, record 1, French, P%C3%A2que
correct, feminine noun
- Pessah 3, record 1, French, Pessah
correct
- fête des Pains sans levain 4, record 1, French, f%C3%AAte%20des%20Pains%20sans%20levain
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fête juive annuelle qui commémore l'exode d'Égypte. 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A2que
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On trouve parfois le mot Pessah (ou une variante graphique similaire) utilisé tel quel dans des textes français. L'usage français courant est toutefois de désigner cette fête par le mot Pâque, qui a la même origine, mais qui nous est parvenu par l'intermédiaire de l'araméen, du grec et du latin, ce qui explique les importantes modifications sonores et graphiques qu'il a subies au fil des siècles. 6, record 1, French, - p%C3%A2que
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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