2006-10-24 00:54:24 · 4 answers · asked by chrisjgodinho 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you are talking about the Jewish Year, it started on September 23rd this year and passover is in the spring time.
2006-10-24 00:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by Kenneth G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Passover happens on Nisan 14 which is usually 14 days after the new moon nearest spring equinox
Their calendar did start with the month of Nisan
Here is a jest of the Hebrew calendar
1st NISAN (ABIB) March-April
14 Passover
15-21 Unfermented Cakes
16 Offering of firstfruits
Barley
2nd IYYAR (ZIV) April-May
14 Late Passover (Nu 9:10-13)
Wheat
3rd SIVAN May-June
6 Festival of Weeks (Pentecost)
Early Figs
4th TAMMUZ June-July
First Grapes
5th AB July-August
Summer Fruits
6th ELUL August-September
Dates, Grapes, Figs
7th TISHRI (ETHANIM) September-October
1 Trumpet blast
10 Day of Atonement
15-21 Festival of Booths or Ingathering
22 Solemn assembly
Plowing
8th HESHVAN (BUL) October-November
Olives
9th CHISLEV November-December
25 Festival of Dedication
Flocks Wintered
10th TEBETH December-January
Vegetation Developing
11th SHEBAT January-February
Almond Blossoms
12th ADAR February-March
14, 15 Purim
Citrus
13th VEADAR March
2006-10-24 01:00:42 · answer #2 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The passover, which is also the Memorial of the Last Supper, falls on Niacin 14, which is the first full moon after the Vernal or Spring Equinox. It starts at sunset. It is the only observance that Jesus said to keep.
2006-10-24 01:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the bible the first month is NISAN which is march-april and since the passover is the 12th day in april at sundown so its in the month of IYAR which is april-may which is the seconed month in the biblical calendar
2006-10-24 01:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by Trace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋