Official name. Pesach – פסח (in Hebrew). Observed by. Jews. (In various forms also by: Samaritans; Messianic Jews; Christians, some groups claiming affiliation with Israelites).
The English word "Passover" is a translation of the holiday's name in Hebrew, Pesach, which means to "skip," "omit," or "pass over". Traditionally the name is believed to have originated with God "passing over" the homes of the Jews when he was killing the firstborn sons of Egypt.
