The feast cycle begins with the spring feasts of Passover (Pesach), Unleavened Bread (Matzah) and First Fruits (Yom Bikkurim). We prepare for the season by removing leaven (symbolic of sin) from our houses. We gather at the appointed time for the Passover seder and observe the special Sabbath at the beginning of the Feast of Unleavened bread. We refrain from eating leaven and eat Matzah (unleavened bread) during the seven days of the feast. We also observe First Fruits. These feasts speak of the redemption in Messiah as Yeshua was crucified on Passover, buried on Unleavened Bread and rose again on First Fruits thus fulfilling the prophetic aspect of these feasts.