We've been reading a book nearly nightly about Passover. It's a great little book that explains the story of Exodus, as well as the symbols used during a Seder. We usually attend at least one, so I figured this year it would make it a little less boring for her if she knew what was going on and why.
I had a little trouble explaining WHY the door is opened for Elijah the Prophet. She insisted that the illustrator did a "Very bad job because you can't see him". I tried to explain that you don't actually see him. Pouring him a glass of wine and opening the door for him is symbolic. She didn't like that answer. I mean, if you're going to open the door, someone better show up.
We've also been talking about Saints Valentine and Patrick. Now, the story of Saint Valentine is a bit more concrete, but Saint Patrick and the Irish snakes? She demanded, "So where are the snakes now? Did he put them on a plane and send them somewhere else?"
I have no answers.
6 comments:
AAAAHHH! Snakes on a plane!
oh Lisa, you totally beat me to it...
Out of the mouths of babes. Somebody should show. We know better than to waste wine.
just give her 8 or 9 years or so and then she'll understand abstract thinking :)
Put Seamus in a box, close the top, and ask Lauren if the cat is still in the box, even if she can't see him. Maybe a little Schroedinger will knock some religious understanding into her? If not, my sister's right...you'll just have to wait a few years.
@Lisa: Now THAT is funny!
@Dad: She was more annoyed about having to wait for someone who wasn't going to show.
@K, Karen: I would think by the time she is 7 or 8, she'd be capable of that kind of abstract thinking. Seamus in a box is still tangible, though, and the spirit of a long-dead prophet is not.
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