Pesach begins 15 Nissan and 8 days last. Pesach begins in this year on April, 12. This holiday is connected to an outcome of Jews from Egypt. Events which have resulted in the Outcome, are those. Once in the ground of Israel there was a terrible famine, and Jews led by father Yakov have moved to Egypt. The Egyptian pharaon of them has accepted very kindly. Jews prospered in Egypt until in the country the new pharaon was not established. He was frightened of large number of Jews and has decided them to enthral. However even heavy work could not weaken Jews. Then the pharaon has enjoined to kill all newborn Jewish boys. Once in one Jewish family boy Moshe was born. Mother, how many could, hid him from egyptians but when it became impossible, has put the child in a basket and has left in thrickets of a reed at the river. At this time the daughter of the pharaon has gone to bathe, has found the child and has decided to take him to itself on education. Moshe has grown and as a result some events has been compelled to run from Egypt. Once he grazed cattle and has reached up to Chorev, and has seen there a bush which burned, but did not burn down. In this bush Moshe was seen a G-d; He has enjoined to Moshe go to the pharaon and ask him to let off Jews from Egypt. Moshe was tongue-tied, therefore G-d ordered take whith him as assistants, his brother Aaron.

The pharaon has not wanted to let off on freedom of numerous slaves - Jews, and ten executions have been sent to punishment for it Supreme to Egypt. But only last from them - killing of all Egyptian first-borns - has forced the pharaon to let off Jewish people on freedom. That the Jewish first-borns have not suffered from this execution, Jews should bring in victims of the lamb and with his blood to spread jambs of the doors. Pesach - the name of this victim. In a Hebrew word Pesach is connected to a verb "pesach" - « has passed, passed ». At night when Supreme has struck first-borns of Egyptians, He passed houses suns of Israel.

 

Laws of a holiday

The outcome has taken place very quickly so, what even the dough which Jews have taken with themselves, has not had time to be fermented, therefore and it is necessary to eat matsa - stale bread - and, on the other hand, it is forbidden to eat fermented which refers to hamets.

Hamets is any food or a drink, received as a result of a sour of millet, neigh, barley, millet or pearl-barley or any combination of these five cereals. For example it is bread, rolls, cakes, vodka, whisky, beer, macaroni, children's mixes, porridges and many other things.

Hamets not only it is forbidden in I peep, it is forbidden even for owning! There are many ways to get rid from hamets. Special time for searches hamets is established, it is evening before eve of a holiday. Searches make all family at light of a candle, using a chicken feather for revenge of crumbs from cracks. All found hamets burn the next morning. From not found hamets refuse, saying the special text of refusal from hamets.

All stocks of hamets which are a pity for throwing out, and utensils in which for it prepared or kept, are sold for the period of a holiday not to the Jew.

Such strict interdiction hamets speaks, that it symbolizes all most bad in the person: egoism and arrogance, rising, it as though declares itself, towering above others. As opposed to this, matsa symbolizes readiness to accept above itself Divine will.

 

Seder

The main action of a holiday - seder. It is a special meal which is arranged in first two evenings of a holiday.
This meal passes under the established order so that each of participants has felt, as if he has left Egypt.

The meal on this meal has symbolical value and as though illustrates itself a narration about the Outcome.
On a table put wine, celebratory candles, a plate with matsa and a dish for seder.

On a dish for seder put maror (bitter herbs) to remind of bitterness of slavery. Then goes haroset - a mix of sweet fruit and nuts. If in this mix to add wine, by the form it will be similar to clay. This reminder on clay of which Jews - slaves made bricks.

Cooked egg - a symbol of vital resistance of our people: the more tests he should overcome, the he is more strong. Besides the egg is considered a symbol of grief on the destroyed Jerusalem Temple.

On a table put salty water. It personifies tears, procast Jews in slavery. In salty water dip greens - salad or a celeriac. They remind of oppression as grow low to the ground. On the other hand, the fresh greens is a symbol of revival: as the herb though it also tramble down, sprouts again and again, and Jewish people, despite of all tests, set of times revived anew. On a dish put the chicken neck fried on fire. It reminds of an easter victim. During time sedera it is necessary to drink four glasses fault or grape juice. Each of glasses means a step to disposal. And, certainly, the main place in a meal borrows the story about the Outcome.