also the first day of the first month, Abib.
Also the first day of the week.
Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread fall in this first month of
the year as follows:
Passover - eaten after sunset Friday April 18th.
Passover Day = Sabbath, April 19th.
7 Days of Unleavened Bread = April 20th to April 26th inclusive.
First "high sabbath" of Unleavened Bread festival = Sunday April 20th.
Wave sheaf day = Monday 21st April (a work day)
"Day 1" in count to Pentecost = Tuesday 22nd April.
Last "high sabbath" of Unleavened Bread Festival - Sabbath (saturday)
26th April.
These are followed in the 3rd month, 7 complete weeks later by the
"Day of Pentecost" or "Feast of Weeks" on Tuesday 10th June 2008.