Thursday, October 11, 2007
Matzo
Matzo is a thin unleavened bread eaten during Passover. It is made from flour and water. It is then cooked very quickly. This is what the Jews ate when they were traveling from Egypt. The passover book, haggadah, explains the story from when they traveled form Egypt. In the book there is a Hebrew rhyme. Each word in the rhyme symbolizes an action. One of the words is Matzah. At this point they say a prayer to the matzo and then eat a little. Also, during the Passover meal it is eaten at three different times. Eating it is suppose to make them think of the journey their past relatives took from Egypt. During Passover a game is played with the children to keep them in the traditions. They hide a piece of matzo and the children have to keep it until they are given a reward.
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3 comments:
Wow I never knew the history behind Matzo. I just thought it was a special type of bread. That's a cool tradition how after they say the word Matzah in the prayer then they eat a piece of the Matzo.
Caitlin M
I agree. I never knew there was a huge explanation behind the bread in the haggadah explaining when the Jews ate it when traveling. It makes sense since they were on the go and it's really easy to make. super blog!
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