THE SPITTED SACRIFICIAL LAMBS 



On oaken spits slightly longer than the depth of the ground oven, the dressed lambs are 

 placed lengthwise, the heads hanging down. "Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water; 

 his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof." 



they point out that, in the history of crea- 

 tion, when the sun and moon are intro- 

 duced, it is said of them jointly, "Let 

 them be for signs, and for seasons, and 

 for days and years" (Gen. i: 14). For 

 the above reasons the Samaritans some 

 years celebrate their Passover with, or 

 nearly with, the Jews, while at other 

 times their fourteenth of Abib comes a 

 month behind. 



PREPARING FOR THE FEAST OF THE 

 PASSOVER 



A few days before the Passover the 

 Samaritan ghetto becomes the scene of 



much activity. Mules and donkeys are 

 loaded with tents and other necessities, 

 while young and old, sick and well, quit 

 their homes to make the pilgrimage to 

 Gerizim, in obedience to the command. 

 "Thou mayest not sacrifice the Passover 

 within any of thine own gates, but in th? 

 place which Yaliweh thy God shall choose 

 to make a habitation for His name.'' 

 Often, persons seriously ill are carried in 

 their sick beds to the camp, and here not 

 infrequently babes are born. 



Prior to the date appointed, much time 

 is spent in arranging the camp, rebuild- 

 ing the tanoor, or ground oven, used in 



