The Samaritans are an ethno-religious group adherent to a religion closely related to Judaism and based on the Samaritan Torah. Their name is based on the Hebrew word shomrim - 'the keepers' (of the law), and they claim their worship is the true religion of the ancient Israelites prior to the Babylonian Exile.

The Samaritans number about 700 today and reside on Mount Grizim in the West Bank and in the Israeli city of Holon.

The Passover holiday plays an important part in Samaritan tradition. Celebrated at Mount Grizim its climax is the sacrifice of some fifty lambs in which the whole community takes part.