new life cause it grows like birdies n stuff and when it hatches theres new life and also when u hallow out an egg for a Easter thing or sumfing its empty like the tomb was when Jesus rose from the dead
One of the foods on the Seder plate is the Beitzah - a hard-boiled egg, symbolizing the korban chagigah (festival sacrifice) that was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem and roasted and eaten as part of the meal on Seder night. Although both the Pesach sacrifice and the chagigah were meat-offerings, the chagigah is commemorated by an egg, a symbol of mourning.See also:
Well, in short form..
It reminds Jews of the animals that were once killed as a sacrifice to god.
It is a symbol of hope.
It is only a token.
New life and a new start for the Jews.
Jewish answer:
It represents the Hagigah sacrifice (Shulchan Arukh Orach Chaim 473:4).
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There is traditionally a roast egg on the Seder plate that serves as a reminder of the festival burnt offering -- as distinct from the Passover offering, signified by a shankbone that is also a traditional element on the Seder plate.
A seder plate is placed on a dining table.
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There is no establish tradition of having an empty chair at a seder. There are some groups today who have an empty chair at the table in honour of friends and/or family who have been killed in war or who are in the military and cannot be present at the seder. The actual tradition is to have a full glass of wine on the table during the seder. This cup is for the prophet Eliyahu who is said will arrive before HaMoshiach does to anounce his arrival and anoint him.
The roasted egg symbolizes the Hagigah-offering which was offered up in the Temple. Another reason for an egg is that it symbolizes mourning for the destruction of the Temple. Round foods represent mourning (Rashi commentary, Genesis 25:30). See also:More about the Seder
It is set on the table during the Passover seder (the first and second nights of passover).
the bitterness of slavery
It symbolizes life.
There are symbolic foods at a seder that represent aspects of slavery, such as salt water representing tears, and bitter herbs representing the embitterment of the lives of the slaves, but nothing in the seder represents slavery itself.
The Seder plate is a special plate used during the Passover Seder meal in Jewish tradition. It holds symbolic foods that represent various elements of the Exodus story and the Jewish people's journey to freedom. Common items on the Seder plate include bitter herbs, a roasted shank bone, a mixture of fruits and nuts, and a boiled egg.
It is called a Seder, or "Order" in English
The Seder Plate is a special plate for holding the symbolic foods used during the seder. Pieces of the symbolic foods are distributed to everyone during the course of the seder. Traditionally, the person leading the seder is the only one with a Seder Plate. However if there are many guests, additional Seder Plates can also be set on the table.
The first night of Passover is the Seder night. During the Seder-meal, there are a number of symbolic foods on the table. One of them is a roasted lamb or goat shank-bone, chicken wing, or chicken neck; symbolizing the korban Pesach (Passover sacrifice), which was a lamb that was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem, then roasted and eaten as part of the meal on Seder night.