It is forbidden to engage in creative work — with the exception of work needed for food purposes — on the fifteenth of Nissan, the First Day of Passover.
This mitzvah forbids performing laborious work (melachet avodah) on the first day of Passover. Unlike Shabbat, where all creative labor is prohibited, on Yom Tov certain labors related to food preparation are permitted. The restriction ensures that the day is elevated as sacred, free from mundane toil, and focused on celebrating the beginning of Israel’s redemption from Egypt.
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