Positive Mitzvah 159
Resting on the First Day of Passover
Exodus 12:16 "And on the first day, there shall be a holy gathering"
We are commanded to regard the first day of Pesach, the fifteenth day of Nisan, as a sacred holiday. On this day, we should stop all work (see Negative Mitzvah 323).
Negative Mitzvah 323
It is forbidden to work on the first day of Passover
Exodus 12:16 "And on the first day ... no manner of work shall be done"
We are commanded not to do work on the first day of Pesach.
Outside of Eretz Yisrael, this Negative Mitzvah applies to the second day of Pesach, as well, which is still Yom-Tov.
Positive Mitzvah 160
Resting on the Seventh Day of Passover
Exodus 12:16 "And on the seventh day, there shall be a holy gathering"
We are commanded to regard the seventh day of Pesach as a sacred holiday.
On this day, we should stop all weekday work (see Negative Mitzvah 324).
Negative Mitzvah 324
It is forbidden to work on the seventh day of Pesach
Exodus 12:16 "And on the seventh day...no manner of work shall be done."
We are commanded not to do work on the seventh day of Pesach.
Outside of Eretz Yisrael, this Negative Mitzvah applies to the eighth day, as well, which is still Yom-Tov.