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afikomen
or a·fi·ko·man
[ ah-fee-koh-muhn ]
noun
Judaism.
- a piece of matzo broken off from the center one of the three matzoth set before the leader of a Seder: it is hidden by the leader and later searched for by the children, with the finder, usually the youngest, receiving a reward.
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Kids love hunting for the afikomen, a piece of matzo the Seder leader hides during the service.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead, people are turning to video calls to replace their usual holiday traditions: this means egg hunts, Easter brunch, seders, and even afikomen hiding will take place online.
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Someone has hidden the afikomen.
From Slate
This now contains the answers to the questions: Who hid the afikomen?
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Because the cards are in your hand, they can’t be in the game host’s envelope—which means none of your cards were involved in hiding the afikomen!
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