A Walk Through Holy Week

We've been celebrating Holy Week around here.


So far we made palm leaves for Palm Sunday


and celebrated by shouting "Hosanna!"


We've also had a passover meal including all the traditional passover seder: Metzah (unleavened bread), Karpas (we used leaves from salad, as parsley was impossible to find), Saltwater, Maror (we used horseradish), Charoset (a fruit salad), Lamb shank, and a Sacrificial egg.

I was really surprised that the girls liked the lamb, despite the fact we told them it was lamb. They didn't care at all for the unlevened bread. I didn't use kosher ingredients, but I was able to make it in less than the prescribed 18 minutes (as the Israelites had to make their bread quickly to leave Egypt traditional Metzah is made in 18 minutes or less).

We talked about the significance of the foods we were eating (and the one we weren't). We also put up some red construction paper on the lintel and doorposts of one of our doors. We have read some (here is one source) and found that the blood would most likely have formed a cross on the door.


How very fitting.

This afternoon we will be burying our clothes pin to represent Jesus in the tomb. The girls and I will be awaking early to anoint the 'body' on Sunday morning.

Blessings to you and your family as you are passing through Good Friday and on to Easter!