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While we’re raising our children Jewish (I’m Jewish, my husband isn’t), we do sometimes “celebrate” non-Jewish holidays. After-all, one set of grandparents isn’t Jewish and we don’t want to deprive them of what\u00a0I’m sure was their life-long dream of spoiling their grandkids\u00a0during the holidays.\u00a0 So this season, the two competing\u00a0<\/del> holidays that we’re celebrating are Passover & Easter.\u00a0 However, I have to hand it\u00a0to the non-Jews, Easter seems to have the upper hand, and here’s why.<\/p>\n

Dinner<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Easter – nice and quick one course turkey dinner with all the trimmings.<\/p>\n

Passover – nice long\u00a0four<\/strong> course meal which includes reading of the Haggada<\/a> before and after the meal. The reading adds an hour to the meal each way. While the singing is nice, it’s a little hard to keep a toddler entertained, not to mention awake,\u00a0for a 4+ hour meal.<\/p>\n

Food<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Passover – no chametz<\/a>! which means no rice, pasta or bread. The three most favourite food groups of a toddler.\u00a0 Food consists of mainly eating Matza<\/a>; or as my son calls it, big cracker.\"matzah<\/a><\/p>\n

Easter – chocolate & candy! Need I say more.\"Easter<\/a><\/p>\n

Traditions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Easter – hide chocolate eggs and have the kids search for them.<\/p>\n

Passover – Hide the afikoman<\/a> (aka flavourless matza), and have the kids search for it. mmmm… I wonder which one my toddler son would be more excited for?!?!\"afikoman\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Characters \\ Hero<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Easter – cute little bunny rabbits and chicks.\"easter-bunny-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Passover – Elijah the prophet who enters your house in the form of a ghost to drink from your wine cup. Totally not scary for a child (yeah right). \"ElijahCup\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I don’t say this very often to my husband, but you win this one John, you win (not that it’s a competition or anything).<\/p>\n

Wait till Chanukah.\u00a0 We’re bound to win that one!! Oh wait, we’re competing with Christmas…We’re totally f’d!<\/p>\n

Happy Holidays whatever it is you celebrate.\u00a0 May it be sweet and filled with love, health and happiness. \"happy<\/a> \"happy<\/a><\/p>\n

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