The Origin of Passover and Its Spiritual Significance

Passover celebrates Egypt's liberation from slavery.

Passover is a Spring Festival, which begins on15th day in the month of Nisan (January of the Jewish calendar). Passover celebrates the exodus from Egypt (BC13rd century) and the liberation of slaves. Passover ceremonies began long before the festival. According to Exodus, chapter 12, section 15-20, every family and business place should clean up all fermented food-yeast and all things containing yeast. The day before Passover is used to prepare for ceremonies, including burning forbidden food. On the night of the festival, we should follow the tradition of Seder: tell the enslaved life in detail and how to save it.

Passover may be a traditional commandment, and Yom Kippur is not strictly observed by most people. In addition, in some collective farms, the Passover ceremony based on the storage of agricultural products still remains. This is a Spring Festival, a free festival, and it is also the time to harvest rice in the first season of spring. Passover also includes a second "transitional" week-five semi-sacred and semi-ordinary days devoted to a lot of prayer and entertainment-which will continue for another day.

The celebration of Passover began with the second destruction of the temple. Due to the destruction of the temple (Jews were even expelled from Palestine in 135), going to Jerusalem for the holidays became a cliche until 1967, when mutton turned into sheep bones. Jewish dinner celebrating Passover is called Passover Family Dinner, which has a complicated and symbolic procedure.