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Passover (Samaritan holiday)

Samaritans' Passover pilgrimage on Mount Gerizim.

Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is a significant religious holiday in Samaritanism, commemorating the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and their liberation from slavery.

The Samaritan Passover is celebrated every spring with a pilgrimage to and sheep sacrifice atop Mount Gerizim,[1][2] the holiest site in the Samaritan religion. This ritual is a direct observance of the commandments found in Exodus 12, and it involves the slaughtering of sheep, dabbing the animals' blood on the participants' foreheads, and roasting the meat for the Passover meal.

  1. ^ Smith, Mike (19 April 2019). "Tiny Samaritan community marks Passover sacrifice as numbers grow". The Times of Israel. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Romey, Kristin (April 19, 2019). "The very ancient Passover of one of the smallest religions in the world". National Geographic. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

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