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This traditional Passover food looks like a cracker and can easily be mistaken for cardboard.
What is Matzah?
Matzah, also called
"bread of affliction", originates from the night the Jews left Egypt. Without time to let their dough rise, the Jews abandoned their homes, taking with them Matzahs (Matzot) "unleavened bread". This is where the tradition began of eating only "unleavened bread" during Passover.
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For the first two nights of the 8 day holiday the story of Passover is retold during this festive meal.
What is the Seder?
Family and friends join together to celebrate their freedom and retell the Passover story.
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These two will both be celebrating this holiday.
What is Ramadan?
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In the US, Ham is traditionally eaten on Easter, but elsewhere this delicacy is served.
What is Lamb?
In the US, ham has become the defacto Easter meal as it is more readily available, more affordable and in a larger serving size!
However, lamb has significance in both Christianity & Paganism: For Christianity, lamb symbolizes Jesus’s sacrifice: “The lamb of God.” For Paganism, lambs represent springtime, when they’re ready for slaughter.
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This Easter tradition dates back 2500 years and was inspired by the Persian celebration of the Spring equinox.
What is the Easter Egg Hunt?
The Easter Egg is a symbol of fertility, rebirth and resurrection. The tradition of decorating eggs dates back to 2,500 years ago when ancient Persians painted eggs for Nowrooz, their New Year celebration on the Spring equinox.
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Josh Peck, Mila Kunis, Karlie Kloss all celebrate this holiday with their families.
What is Passover?
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A monk in the 12th century made these treats for Good Friday.
What is Hot Cross Buns?
Tradition says that if you share one of these with a friend it cements your friendship.
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This is the name of the meal Muslims eat when they break the fast.
What is Iftar?
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One of the few things these two have in common is that they both celebrate this holiday.
What is Easter?
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This dried fruit is eaten at the beginning of the nightly meal during the month of Ramadan.
What is a date - It is tradition to open your fast with a date or with water. Dates are a rich source of fiber, potassium, and calcium.
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During the Passover Seder, a drop of wine is poured out in commemoration of each one of these.
What is the 10 plagues?
As part of retelling the Passover story, we read about the 10 plagues. As each plague is mentioned, a drop of wine is poured out in tribute to the Egypts who suffered from the plagues.
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This artist is very committed to his religion and will be observing this holiday in the Spring.
What is Ramadan?
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This symbolic food eaten during the Passover Seder is best known for its brownish color and mysterious consistency.
What is Charoset?
Charoset is a dip made of apples, wine, nuts and sometimes other items. The sweetest of Charoset is meant to represent the sweetness the Jews felt when they were freed from slavery. The Charoset is the counterpart of the Bitter Herb which is eaten to represent the bitterness of being slaves in Egypt.
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On the last night before Passover, families gather together for this ceremony, which symbolizes having cleaned our houses to remove any leavened bread?
What is the search for Chametz?
Chametz is bread and any bread derivatives. Depending on regional customs and traditions, other items are considered chametz as well, such as, peanut butter, rice and chickpeas.
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John Mulaney, Lena Dunham and Gwenyth Platrow celebrate both of these holidays in Spring.
What is Passover and Easter?
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With slim to no historical significance, this Italian cheese pie is an Easter treat can be described as "just a nice dessert".
What is Ricotta Pie?
For a good recipe contact @Annie
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This is considered the holiest night during Ramadan.
What is Laylatul Qadr or Night of Power?
This is the night in which God began the revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad.
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Mark Wahlberg and Chris Pratt will definitely be attending prayer services for this upcoming holiday.
What is Easter?