| Every religion has special celebrations and ceremonies throughout the year. For Jewish people, Passover is one of the most important festivals of the year. It lasts for seven or eight days and is celebrated mainly at home with family and friends. It is a time to remember how the Israelites left a life of slavery in Egypt over 3,000 years ago. The Israelites are the ancestors of the Jewish people, so Passover celebrations are bursting with traditions and old stories.
The story of Passover goes way back to when the Israelites were being held as slaves in Egypt. Moses was chosen by God to help free them and find a land of their own. He frequently asked the Pharaoh of Egypt to let the Israelites go, and each time he was refused. Therefore, God told Moses he was going to hit Egypt with 10 plagues. The first one involved water turning to blood. This was followed by the coming of frogs, gnats, and flies. After that, farm animals died, people got boils, hail poured down, locusts ate everything, and then darkness came. The final plague was the firstborn child dying. God told the Israelites to put lamb's blood on their doors so that they would be passed over and their children kept safe. |
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