Passover Themes

The themes that dominate Easter and Passover reveal the beauty of redemption, protection, and the promise of new horizons. While both holidays have some shared symbolism - the lamb and the egg for example - they also have some that are uniquely their own.

That being the case, your tablescapes for Easter and Passover depend largely on whether or not you’ll have guests that celebrate both holidays. If you aren’t sure how to approach your decor in light of this, take heart. The following tablescape ideas will help get you and your guests in the spirit of these important holidays.

About Each Holiday

Passover celebrates how G-d intervened for the ancient Jews during their captivity in Egypt and then eventually freed them from it. The celebration

Start with the same basic greenery and either fasten some decorated blown eggs to the branches or place on eggs the table around the base of the topiaries. You can also add ribbons, flowers, and other decorative elements to the topiary to make it fancier.

Seder Plates

HGTV reminds its readers that the heart of every Seder meal should be the traditional Seder plate. To create a beautiful Seder centerpiece, start with a beautiful plate. Try decorative ceramic or even pewter to set the tone.

Next, fill little cups with Seder items like the shank bone of the lamb, karpas, a hard-boiled eggs, and charoset. Each food on the Seder plate symbolizes a significant element of this important Jewish holiday. Place the cups on to the Seder plate. Decorate around the plate with greenery and flowers.

Eggs-ceptional Eggs for Easter

The Temptations website suggests that those celebrating Easter commemorate the event with a beautiful basket filled with colorful eggs.
Get a beautiful basket made from thick interwoven twigs. Fill it with Easter grass or brown paper filler. Decorate the eggs as you would any other Easter eggs. Place several, along with the grass, in the

Add individual ones to each plate to give each guest his/ her own burst of spring. Decorate the hollowed out shells for a subtle nod to the Easter holiday.

Tiered Easter Display

Use a tiered candy and cake dish to create a memorable Easter centerpiece. Fill each tier with something Easter- or spring-themed.

Start with decorated hard-boiled eggs for the bottom tier: This is usually the largest tier and can hold some extra weight. Add flowers like lilies or lilacs to the next tier. To the next tier, add decorative Easter candies. Keep filling each tier until it’s fully decorated. Then, place a spring-themed wreath on the table and situate the tiered centerpiece in its center.

If you want to create a similar display for Seder, substitute Seder-themed items for the Easter-themed ones. Good choices include the bitter herbs as well as lemons or strawberries.

Three-Carrot Easter Celebration
Who says that the vegetables can’t be part of the decor? They can when you use colorful carrots as a napkin ring decoration. Start with some freshly washed and peeled carrots. (Don’t remove the