WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -God told Moses to order the Israelite families to sacrifice a lamb and smear the blood on the door of their houses. In this way, the angel would know to ‘pass over’ the houses of the Israelites. This is why the festival commemorating the escape from Egypt is known as Passover.

Detailed explanation-2: -In order to protect their first-born children, the Israelites marked their doors with lamb’s blood so the angel of death would pass over them. Thus the name Passover, which is “pesach” in Hebrew. The Israelites were ultimately freed from slavery and wandered the desert for 40 years before making it to the promise land.

Detailed explanation-3: -Passover is often celebrated with great pomp and ceremony, especially on the first night, when a special family meal called the seder is held. At the seder, foods of symbolic significance commemorating the Hebrews’ liberation are eaten, and prayers and traditional recitations are performed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Passover, in Judaism, is one such holiday which falls in the spring. The meaning of Passover-or Pesach, in Hebrew-is to commemorate the Israelites’ exodus from ancient Egypt. In the story, which comes from the Torah, Moses is commanded by God to free his fellow Hebrews from slavery under the pharaoh.