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Moses admonished the children of Israel not to forget the day that God took them out of Egypt.

Discussion Regarding Remembering Specific Days:

What is a holiday?
Why would Moses tell the children of Israel to remember the day that God took them out of Egypt?
Name some holidays and their origins.

Creative Thinking About Special Days:

Describe what it would be like if there were no special days in the year.
If you could create a holiday what would it be called and what would its purpose be?

If we didn’t have holidays like Passover or Christmas, do you think that people would think about their origins? Defend your answer.
Do you think that most people think about the origins of holidays, or just how they are celebrated?
Why is it important to remember things that happened in the past?
How does our memory work?
What are the similarities and differences between our memory and the memory of a computer?
Why is it important to mark specific days?
What is the origin of the word holiday? Would the original name still be appropriate? Why or why not?
Make a chart with two sides and write down points for why the children of Israel would remember leaving Egypt longer because Moses told them to remember the day and a side with reasons why the children of Israel would have remembered the day just the same had Moses not said anything.