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Each of the six items arranged on the plate has special significance to the retelling of the story of Passover—the exodus from Egypt—which is the focus of this ritual meal. A seventh symbolic item used during the meal—the three matzos—is not considered part of the seder plate proper. Passover Seder plate.
Passover Seder plate. Categories (with imaged examples in brackets): 1. Zeroa (shankbone) 2. Beitza (roasted hard-boiled egg) 3. Maror/Chazeret (horseradish) 4. Maror/Chazeret (onion) 5. Charoset 6. Karpas (parsley) Zeroa (Hebrew: זרוֹע) is a lamb shank bone or roast chicken wing or neck used on Passover and placed on the Seder plate.
English: Passover Seder plate. Categories, with imaged examples in parentheses: 1. Zeroah (shankbone) 2. Beitzah (a roasted hard-boiled egg) 3. Maror/Chazeret ...
But the Seder plate is a specific one just for Passover. It has special spots for each of the six foods listed above, plus some Hebrew writing, colorful painted designs or other decorations.
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A bowl of salt water is placed near the seder plate to represent the tears of the enslaved Jewish people. The karpas is dipped into the salt water and eaten during the meal. Optional: Orange
Seder is a transliteration of the Hebrew סדר, which means 'order' or 'procedure'. The name also expresses the conduct of the meal, all the dishes, the blessings, the prayers, the stories and the songs, written in the Haggadah, a book that determines the order of Passover and tells the story of the Exodus from Egypt.
The karpas is traditionally placed on the seder plate on the left side, below the roasted egg. The liquid is usually salt water or wine vinegar. The liquid is usually salt water or wine vinegar. The idea behind the salt water is to symbolize the salty tears that the Jews shed in their slavery in Egypt .