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While the Christian Holy Week and Passover usually fall near each other, it is not often 
that Good Friday and the first night of the eight-day Jewish festival are celebrated on the same day. The rare convergence of the observances is a reminder of the historical links between the two religious holidays.
Passover, which celebrates the Israelites’ Exodus from slavery in Egypt, also played a role in the Christian narrative of Jesus’ last days. Like many Jews of his time, Jesus participated in the annual Passover pilgrimage to Jerusalem. It was while he celebrated the festival that, according to biblical accounts, Jesus was arrested by Roman soldiers; Good Friday is the Christian holy day marking his crucifixion and death.
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