The youngest of the children present asks the four questions (these are in the haggadah) and the adults answer in unison.
The
first question:
Why do we eat only unleavened bread when at all other times we eat any type of bread?
The answer:
To remind us of the Exodus when our
ancestors didn't have the time to bake their bread, and baked it in the
hot desert until it was hard. No time to allow the yeast to rise
either, so it was flat.
The
second question:
Why do we eat bitter herbs (maror) at the seder?
The answer:
To remind us of the bitter, cruel way
our ancestors were treated in slavery.
The
third question:
Why do we dip out food twice at this time?
The answer:
We dip our food into Haroset (a
mixture of apples, wine and nuts) to remind us of the hard work our
forebears did while building the Pharoh's buildings. *The mixture
resembles mortar*
And we dip our greens (reminder of
spring) into salt water, to remind us of the tears that were shed
by the Jewish slaves.
The
fourth question:
Why do we recline on this night?
The answer:
To be comfortable, and to remind us
that once we were slaves, and now we are free.
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