Orthodox Jews burning bread and Chametz as part of the preparations for the Passover Holiday in Bnei Brak, Israel.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn leavened items during the Biur Chametz ritual on the eve of the Jewish Pesach (Passover) holiday, which begins at sunset to biblical narrative, due to the haste with which the Jews left Egypt, the bread they had prepared for the journey did not have time to rise. To commemorate their ancestors' plight, the religious avoid eating leavened food products throughout Passover.

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Location: Bnei Brak, Israel
Photo credit: © Boaz Rottem / Alamy / Afripics
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