The first Passover took place about 3000 years ago when Moses and the Israelites escaped from slavery in Egypt. They celebrated this joyful feast together like all other Jews of that time. In fact, the Last Supper was a celebration of the Passover meal. This is my blood. At Passover, candles are lighted and the family sits down at the table, leaning against comfortable cushions or pillows.
Special foods are prepared and eaten according to very specific instructions.
Samples of the foods are arranged on a Seder plate so everyone will remember their meaning. There's a lamb bone on the Seder plate to remind everyone of the Passover lamb. The blood of a lamb, sprinkled on the doorposts of the Israelites, marked the houses the angel of death would pass over when the firstborn of all Egypt died on the night of the first Passover. Even the oldest son of Pharaoh died that night. But all the Israelites were protected by the blood of the lamb on their doorposts.