Rituals And Symbols: The Passover In Ancient Egypt

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Section B: Rituals The passover originated in Ancient Egypt. The Israelites where enslaved by the Egyptians for many years during this time, until the higher power (god) sent Moses and the nine plagues to save them from this cruel lifestyle, taking them out of slavery into the promise land. The nine plagues are blood, frogs, vermin, flies, pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and death of a first born. This celebration is very memorable to Jews considering it was a time in history where they were set free from the pharaohs rule. Thus coming together on this major day to acknowledge the events that took place. The cuisines that are present during this feast represents part of the story. For example, the matzo serves as the abrupt

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