PESACHHere we see the table as it is laid for the Seder. We drink four cups of wine, two before the meal and two after, which are shown. Also depicted is the Seder plate which has several symbolic foods on it. We find an egg, (usually roasted) a symbol of the sacrifices of old at the Temple, but also a symbol of new life and of rebirth. There is the Shankbone to remind one of the paschal offering. There is the Matzah which is eaten during the meal with the Maror (bitter herbs) to symbolise the bitterness of life in slavery in Egypt and with the Charoset, a mixture of wine, nuts and apples which is reddish in colour and sweet in taste and represents the building materials used by the Israelites when slaves. These two are eaten together to show that life is both bitter and sweet. Finally there is also salt water to represent the tears of the slaves, and a green vegetable , Karpas, to represent the green of Spring.
There are also two Torah scrolls for a portion of the Torah at Pesach, and trees and fruit since Pesach is a harvest festival.
