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Passover History and Facts
Passover is a holiday celebrated in many Judeo-Christian religions. It was started in Jewish religion to commemorate the exodus from Egypt during Old Testament times. Later on it became celebrated by Christians to commemorate when Jesus Christ sacrificed himself and delivered humanity from eternal sin. It is thought that the last meal celebrated by Jesus and his apostles and painted by numerous artists was actually the Passover meal.
Many modern day Jewish observers believe that Jesus was a priest who offered himself as the one sacrifice that was acceptable by god and lives on forever in heaven as the one high priest. It is very interesting that so many important religious events are connected with Passover. In the Old Testament Passover commemorated the physical saving of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, and in modern times it is also equated with the spiritual saving of people from sin. Later on, the Easter holiday commemorates the three day period when Jesus was believed to have risen from his tomb and ascended to heaven.
The time of the Passover celebration usually varies depending on which religious group you belong to. Some celebrate Passover on the night before the day, when Jesus is believed to have eaten his Passover meal. Others celebrate Passover on the ninth hour of the day of Passover when Jesus was crucified and the Jewish religion still celebrates Passover on the night of Passover day after sunset.
Most of Passover celebration is the large family meal that is served up with plenty of good food. You can make this meal easy to clean up by serving up the food on Passover themed paper plates and in cups. Use tablecloths and napkins as well to help keep this party easy clean up.
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