逾越节,逾越节是几月几日,Passover

逾越节(Pesach)也称作Passover, the holiday of freedom 或the holiday of spring.犹太民族最古老的节日,是为纪念历史上犹太人在摩西的领导下成功地逃离埃及,为感谢上帝的拯救而设立的节日。犹太人庆祝逾越节,来纪念他们的祖先3300年前在上帝的保护下脱离了埃及法老的奴役,在摩西的带领下建立了独立的王国。

Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the Jewish religion’s most sacred and widely observed holidays. Passover commemorates the story of the Israelites’ departure from ancient Egypt, which appears in the Hebrew Bible’s books of Exodus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, among other texts. Jews observe the weeklong festival with a number of important rituals, including a traditional Passover meals known as a seder, the removal of leavened products from their home, the substitution of matzo for bread and the retelling of the exodus tale.

犹太人庆祝逾越节的晚餐称为seder,有复杂而具象征义的程序。简列如下:

1.燃点烛光,示意晚餐开始;

2.祝祷,喝第一杯酒;

3.洗手;

4.头盘(青菜浸入盐水,象征在埃及被奴役的辛酸);

5.掰开一块无酵饼,把其中一半藏起;

6.打开覆盖饼的布,邀请穷人进餐;

7.重述逾越故事;

8.第二杯酒,象征救赎;

9.洗手;

10.祝福无酵饼,然後夹苦菜食用;

11.仪式暂停,享用事前烹调好的晚餐;

12.寻找程序五被藏起来的饼;

13.饭後祷告;

14.第三杯酒;

15.厄里亚之杯(邀请默西亚来临);

16.赞美诗;

17.歌曲;

18.第四杯酒,并祝福:来年在耶路撒冷过逾越节!

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