Some Passover Celebration History

Passover is a holiday celebrated in manyascended to heaven.
Judeo-Christian religions. It was started in JewishHowever, some feel that Easter has been derived
religion to commemorate the exodus from Egyptfrom the Passover holiday and isn't the real Passover
during Old Testament times. Later on it becameproper, but it's become a very popular holiday and is
celebrated by Christians to commemorate whencelebrated in conjunction with the Passover holidays
Jesus Christ sacrificed himself and delivered humanityby many people all over the world.
from eternal sin. It is thought that the last mealThe time of the Passover celebration usually varies
celebrated by Jesus and his apostles and painted bydepending on which religious group you belong to.
numerous artists was actually the Passover meal.Some celebrate Passover on the night before the
Many modern day Jewish observers believe thatday, when Jesus is believed to have eaten his
Jesus was a priest who offered himself as the onePassover meal. Others celebrate Passover on the
sacrifice that was acceptable by god and lives onninth hour of the day of Passover when Jesus was
forever in heaven as the one high priest.crucified and the Jewish religion still celebrates
It is very interesting that so many important religiousPassover on the night of Passover day after sunset.
events are connected with Passover. In the OldMost of Passover celebration is the large family meal
Testament Passover commemorated the physicalthat is served up with plenty of good food. You can
saving of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, and inmake this meal easy to clean up by serving up the
modern times it is also equated with the spiritualfood on Passover themed paper plates and in cups.
saving of people from sin. Later on, the EasterUse tablecloths and napkins as well to help keep this
holiday commemorates the three day period whenparty easy clean up.
Jesus was believed to have risen from his tomb and