All holidays have their origins in nature and the seasonal changes, and people throughout the world celebrate similar festivals at roughly the same time throughout the year. Like all people, our people in ancient, pastoral times celebrated the liberation of the earth itself from wintry darkness, and rejoiced in the yearly rebirth of nature. Pesach , we read from the Song of Songs. Participant Come, my beloved, my lovely one, come. Behold, winter is past, the rains are over and gone.
Flowers appear on the earth.
The season for singing has come, and the song of the turtledove is heard in our land. Come then, my beloved, my lovely one, come. Participant Come, my beloved, let us go to the fields. We'll spend the night in the village, and in early morn we'll visit the vineyards. We'll see if the grapes have blossomed, if the pomegranate trees are in flower.