it is in the sedar meal because its the remembrance of the salty tears that came out of the slaves
not only parsley,can be celery ,but just to be a bitter herbs,as they dip vegetable into a salt water (which actually represent tears)mirrors the pain felt by the Jewish slaves in Egypt
It symbolises the Hebrew slaves' tears
It represents the tears of slavery.
Parsley represents tears hope it helped
Parsley, as such, has no particular significance. What matters is that it is a green vegetable that is available early in the spring and can be dipped in salt water. One advantage of parsley is that the finely divided leaves have lots of surface area to pick up the salt water. The salt water itself is symbolic of the tears of the Israelite slaves in Egypt.
Actually, the question is asked incorrectly. It should be, "What does parsley symbolize on Passover?" And the answer is that parsley symbolizes the tears shed by the Israelites when they were slaves, as well as the tears shed by all of us throughout life's difficulties.
It is set on the table during the Passover seder (the first and second nights of passover).
during a passover seder.
The seder plate itself isn't a symbol, it holds the symbolic items for the seder though.
The ritual foods at a Passover seder are Matzah (unleavened bread), Maror (bitter herbs), Karpas (a green vegetable, usually parsley), Beitzah (a roasted, hard boiled egg), Haroset (a mixture of apples, nuts, cinnamon, wine) and Z'roa (a shank bone, usually represented by a turkey neck or a beet). Four cups of wine are traditional as well. The main course can be almost anything, as long as it complies with Passover dietary laws.
night of passover
The holiday of Passover officially begins on the evening of Monday, March 25th (in 2013). Most people who celebrate Passover will have a seder either on the 25th or the 26th.
The seder plate. See also:More about the Seder
Yes he did. The Last Supper was a Passover Seder.
No. A Seder is a Jewish religious meal recalling the Passover.
The Seder.
seder plate