Passover Celebration at Church

Yesterday my church has a celebration on Passover. The highlight, of course, were the two roast lambs. There aren't a lot of occasion where you can see a whole roast lamb, moreover there were two. At first I thought that it was too much and expect to have lots of leftover, but the response was overwhelming that some of those coming late have to sit outside of the church.

Once we got everyone sitted on the floor, the Seder was started. While a lot of us didn't have any idea of what is going on, and what's the meaning behind it, everyone just follow along. No one has any problem until eating the bitter herb, and some cried out when we were told to take the second one. Things got a little bit messy when some couldn't stand the bitterness and drank the wine (which should be drunk later). Since some of us was attending the Seder for the very first time, I think it is OK to give them the benefit of doubt of not following exactly.

Anyway, everyone was happy when we get to eat. We had a wonderful moment: sharing food, serving one another, talking and having fun. It really took us a while until everyone finished their meal and continue the rest of the Seder.

The celebration finished at around ten, but since it was raining heavily, most of us just stayed back and help cleaning up.