(Posting early, my mother is here for the Easter holiday)
Even though I’m not religious I still observe Passover. It’s a beautiful albeit scary story. To commemorate, I don’t apply a slaughtered lamb’s blood on my door frame. Rather, I use a roll of red ribbon as a symbolic tribute.
Because Passover dates are different every year due to the occurrence of the spring equinox full moon, it’s important that I carefully remind myself of the start date. This year it started yesterday and so I was looking around for the materials. Luckily, spring brings with it these yellow flowers and on the day of Passover, the flowers sprout scotch tape and a roll of red ribbon 😂. My only responsibility is to have a set of scissors which will take the place of the hyssop.
As I was saying, I have to take note of Passover dates as they change every year. It’s easier said than done keeping tabs on the full moon cycle relative to the spring equinox. I was momentarily shaken out of my regular schedule when I realized it was beginning last night.
I made sure to apply the ribbon while it was nice and sunny out. I’m often asked why I do it in the afternoon and not apply it after sundown when it’s dark – to really get into the feeling of the raw urgency, the solemnity of the event. After all, if I’m going to observe it, then I have to really observe it.
To this, I always direct people to that clip from the 1956 movie The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston. As you could probably see, there is no way I’m going to be out in the evening of Passover doing that because if I happen to look up and see the moon doing some weird creepy stuff, I will dissolve like a wet piece of of tissue paper lol.
Also, unleavened bread gives me a stomach ache, but I will do fish sticks in lieu of gefilte.
Happy Easter y’all.
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