Passover in 2016 will be celebrated April 22 - April 30. And it is a most significant event in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament. Reference:
Everything you need to know about Passover 2016
Old Testament
The ancient feast has its roots in the Law of Moses. It celebrates the deliverance of the Jews from the bondage of Egyptian slavery as Moses, in the power of the Lord, led them to freedom into the Promised Land.
For a good summary:
In a Nutshell: The Passover Story
New Testament
Later, Jesus made a new covenant, the New Testament, at this feast, which became known as the
Last Supper. Christians to this day celebrate it as
communion.
For more information:
The Last Supper - Bible Story Summary
The Story in Song
Passover Medley, below, tells the story in pictures and music, sung by a group that merges both the Old and Testaments, the
Liberated Wailing Wall.
Most of this Passover Medley is sung in Hebrew (with a few verses in English from Charles Wesley's hymn,
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus). But the lyrics and its translation of the Hebrew into English can be found here:
Passover Medley by Liberated Wailing Wall
Old meets New
Jesus coined the word,
New Testament (
Matthew 26:28,
Mark 14:24,
Luke 22:20,
I Corinthian 11:25), and St. Paul, referencing the Jewish writings, coined the word,
Old Testament (
II Corinthians 3:14).
And St. Paul wrote these words, bringing the Old and the New together:
Get rid of the old
yeast,
so that you may be
a new unleavened batch—
as you really are.
For Christ, our Passover lamb,
has been sacrificed.
1 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)
And this message lives on through the centuries in religious rituals as well as music.
Blessings and new beginnings, my friends!
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Pessach/Wikipedia
