Seder plate

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A Seder plate is a ceremonial dish used during the Jewish Passover meal to display symbolic foods that represent key elements of the Exodus story.

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Seder plate canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish ceremonial object
Passover ritual item
ritual object
associatedRitual eating symbolic foods in a prescribed order
telling the story of the Exodus
associatedText Haggadah
equivalentTerm ke'arah
equivalentTermLanguage Hebrew
hasComponent beitzah
charoset
chazeret
karpas
maror
zeroa
hasDesign often decorated with Hebrew labels for each food
often decorated with Passover motifs
hasForm round plate
sectioned dish
hasPurpose to display symbolic foods at the Passover Seder
languageOfTerm English
material ceramic
glass
metal
plastic
silver
mayInclude an additional space for an orange or other modern symbol
chazeret as a second bitter herb
placedOn Seder table
religion Judaism
represents Passover sacrifice through zeroa
bitterness of slavery through maror
festival sacrifice and mourning through beitzah
hard labor and bitterness through chazeret
mortar used by Hebrew slaves through charoset
spring and renewal through karpas
symbolizes Jewish people’s liberation
divine redemption
the Exodus from Egypt
themes of slavery and freedom
timePeriodOfUse annual
tradition Ashkenazi Jews
surface form: Ashkenazi Judaism

Mizrahi Jews
surface form: Mizrahi Judaism

Sephardi Jews
surface form: Sephardi Judaism
typicalNumberOfSymbolicItems six
usedBy Jews
usedIn Passover Seder
usedOn first night of Passover
second night of Passover in the Diaspora

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Haggadah relatedConcept Seder plate