What is Easter really about?
We light the candles to remind us that Jesus is our light in the darkness.
When the Jews celebrated Passover, the youngest child in the family asks "Why is this day different from other days?" Then they read Exodus 12: 1 - 14.
The family say grace
We pour wine (grape juice here!!) from one bowl to show that we are all one in God.
Each food has a special meaning for the Jewish people. The parsley in salt water reminds us of the tears and sweat of the Jewish slaves in Egypt
Not everyone enjoys the taste!!
Matzah is bread made without yeast because the Jews had to leave Egypt quickly.
Can your child remember what the stripes and the little holes on the matzah remind us of?
Bitter herbs remind us that the lives of the Jews were made bitter by slavery.
Haroset looks like the mortar the Jews used to build Egyptian cities.
The Jews put the blood of the Passover lamb on their doors.
Jesus is the Lamb of God.
The new Passover is Easter. Jesus passed over from death to life.
