Holy Thursday (also known as Maundy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Commandment Thursday, Great & Holy Thursday, Thursday of Mysteries, and The Last Supper) is the day of the Last Supper when Jesus says farewell to his disciples according to the Christian tradition. It is possible that Jesus had the Passover Seder feast in remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt.
Seder means order, arrangement. On this evening which is the beginning of the Holiday in Israel (the next evening is as well outside Israel) during a family or community dinner the events of the Exodus from Egypt are told in a certain order with prays, thanksgivings, songs and historical memories. The events of the history are explained, thanksgiving is giving to the Savor God and the ceremony ends with singing confession (“in Jerusalem in the next year”). This confession expresses the Messianic hope. The ornamented cup on the Seder table is waiting for the coming of Elijah, the forerunner of the Messiah. The holy ceremony of this evening was the eating of one part of the lamb sacrifice made on the Passover Holiday when the Temple of Jerusalem was still standing.
Jesus’ Last Supper was this Seder ceremony according to many religious historic believes.
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