2019 Life Logs, Day 109: The Lovely Melding of Cultures and Traditions
Date: Friday, April 19, 2019
Weather: Partly Sunny AM, Overcast PM, Windy; High 67, Low 58 degrees F b
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Today was Good Friday, Passover, and the April full moon. How do these things connect? I’m not sure I am clear on all of the connections, but I do know that Jesus celebrated a Passover meal with his followers the day before his crucifixion. Christians observe Good Friday as the day of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death. Jews observe Passover commemorating the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. These two things are not connected, but the dates of observance are often close together. Easter happens sometime between March 21 and April 25, determined by the full moon. Passover is celebrated on the first Full Moon following the spring equinox. Today is the full moon, so today was Passover and Good Friday and Sunday is Easter. I celebrated the day my pitching in on spring house cleaning at the Goldstone’s, going to be with good friends in my dining-in group pre-dinner,
and then heading back to Heather and Jed’s for a Passover Seder. The dining-in group was meeting at Bruce and Jane Woodin’s home. They have a vaulted ceiling open to the second floor and I went upstairs to get a photo of the group below.
Jane had the dining table beautifully set in an Easter theme and I got a photo of her displaying Midge’s pecan pie.
I so enjoyed getting to see everyone before moving on the Heather and Jed’s for the Seder. When I arrived the boys were playing a game in the living room and Heather and Jed were doing the final preparations for the Seder.
But shortly, Heather lit the candles beginning the Seder.
This year, all three boys were able to take an active part. Unfortunately, Sam has what seems to be the flu. He spent the entire day in bed, but he was able to come downstairs and participate. Today included activities that were a wonderful melding of cultures and traditions from Easter to Passover. And I got to sent the entire day with good friends and family.
