Four glasses of wine: drunk to celebrate liberation from slavery by the hand of God., Chazeret: bitter herbs or horseradish represent the bitterness of the slavery in Egypt., Matzo: unleavened bread represents the poverty of the Hebrews and the haste with which they left Egypt., Baytzahv: hard-boiled egg, a symbol of mourning over the destruction of the Temple., Charoset: a mixture of apples, walnuts, cinnamon, wine and sugar - resembles the mortar the Hebrews made when they were enslaved by the Egyptians. Its sweetness represents both slavery and freedom., Candles: lit to begin the ritual and to invoke the presence of God., Maror: green lettuce eaten with the horseradish., Zeroa: lamb shank bone represents the Passover lamb that was sacrificed by each family., Karpas: parsley is dipped in saltwater to represent the tears shed while the Israelites wandered in the desert..

Labelling a Seder Plate

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