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Chinese New Year Tray of Togetherness – 全盒 – chuen hup

Chinese New Year Tray of Togetherness – 全盒 – chuen hup. Candy Melon growth, health Coconut unity Kumquat gold, prosperity Longan many good sons Lotus Seeds fertility Lychee Nut close family relationships Peanuts long life Red Melon Seeds

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Chinese New Year Tray of Togetherness – 全盒 – chuen hup

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  1. Chinese New YearTray of Togetherness – 全盒 – chuen hup • Candy Melon • growth, health • Coconut • unity • Kumquat • gold, prosperity • Longan • many good sons • Lotus Seeds • fertility • Lychee Nut • close family relationships • Peanuts • long life • Red Melon Seeds • red for joy, happiness, truth, sincerity

  2. Passover Seder Maror (bitter herbs) • bitterness of Jewish slavery in Egypt Karpas (spring vegetable in salt water) • tears Zeroa (lamb’s shankbone) • biblical Passover sacrifice Charoset (apples, nuts, cinnamon, sweet wine) • mortar used by the Hebrew slaves Beitzah (roasted egg) • mourning; spring’s rebirth & fertility Matzo (unleavened bread) • hasty flight from Egyptian slavery

  3. Mardi Gras / Pancake Tuesday • Mardi Gras: last day before Lent • Christians fast during this season. • Day before, they would use up foods such as sugar, butter, milk, eggs… … perfect ingredients for pancakes!

  4. Easter Breads • Eggs • New life • Christ’s resurrection • Ring shape • Eternal life • Hot Cross Buns • Good Friday bread • Cross = symbol of the • Crucifixion.

  5. Easter Lamb • Most popular Easter symbol worldwide • Jesus “the Lamb of God” • From the Ancient Hebrew practice of slaughtering the sacrificial lamb to atone for sins

  6. Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr Ramadan • Month of reflection, worship, fasting Abstaining from food • dawn to dusk • to purify, re-centre toward God Eid al-Fitr • end of Ramadan • fast is broken with sweets, fruit. • only special foods served • a time for hospitality and generosity to neighbours of all faiths.

  7. Thanksgiving Turkey for Thanksgiving? • Part of the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving meal? • Ben Franklin on the turkey: “respectable… a Bird of Courage…” Ideal symbol of the U.S. • Who knows why!

  8. Weddings White colour • purity Cutting the cake together • First act of couple working together Feeding one other • Symbol of the commitment to provide, take care of one another

  9. Ahimsa and Vegetarianismin Hinduism & Buddhism • Ahimsa non-violence • Interdependence of all life • Karma (Hinduism): A person’s actions will influence his/her destiny in the next life. • Any harm inflictedon another (incl. animals) will return to the source (Buddhism)

  10. Food Practices ofBuddhist Monks & Nuns Buddhist monks, nuns • not allowed to grow, store or prepare their own food • must rely on alms (donations) from lay believers. Donating food • opportunity to practice generosity, show gratitude for faith

  11. Cow in Hinduism • Revered as sacred • Associated with several different Hindu gods, incl. Shiva, Indra, Krishna • Believed to represent the goodness of the divine and of nature • Should therefore be both venerated and protected

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