['< sod > *\'\' [ [ karpas ] ]\'\' — a vegetable other than bitter herbs, which is dipped into salt water at the beginning line of the seder. [ [ parsley ] ], [ [ celery ] ] or boiled potato is usually used. the dipping of a simple vegetable bounces into salt water ( which represents tears ) mirrors the pain felt by the quarter hebrew slaves in egypt. usually in a [ [ shabbat ] ] or [ [ jewish holiday | holiday ] ] meal, the first thing to be eaten after the [ [ kiddush ] ] over wine is bread. usually at the seder table, however, the first thing to be eaten after the kiddush is a vegetable. this leads immediately to the recital of the famous question,\'\' ma nishtana\'\' — " why is this night different from all other nights? " not it also symbolizes the spring time, because jews celebrate passover in the spring. < eod > < sod > *\'\' [ [ karpas ] ]\'\' — a vegetable other than bitter herbs, which is dipped into salt water at the immediate beginning of the seder. [ [ parsley ] ], [ [ celery ] ] or boiled potato is usually used. the dipping incident of a simple vegetable smack into salt water, and the resulting dripping of water off of said vegetables visually represents tears and is a symbolic reminder of just the pain felt by half the hebrew slaves in egypt. usually in a [ [ shabbat ] ] tournament or [ [ jewish holiday | holiday ] ] meal, the first thing to be eaten after the [ [ kiddush ] ] over wine is bread. at the seder table, however, the first thing to be eaten after the kiddush is a vegetable. this leads immediately to the recital of the famous question,\'\' ma nishtana\'\' — " why is this night different from all other nights? " it also symbolizes the spring time, because jews celebrate passover in the spring. < eod >']