It’s not the Passover time of year, but we just couldn’t wait nine months to post this unbelievable gem uncovered by the reliably demented blog Christian Nightmares. Every good Jew knows that God used a series of plagues to basically extort the Egyptians into releasing the enslaved Israelites from captivity, leading to the Book of Exodus and countless Passover Seders.

Some company called Rite Lite decided to cash in on the Passover hysteria by selling these amazing masks for the traditional Passover trick or treating or, more likely, just around the table while the family enjoys its ritual Seder.

So many of these, ahem, “cute” masks are highly cringeworthy, esp. the “Blood,” “Boils,” and “Lice” masks. But the “First Born” mask, which depicts, well, a slain infant, is in a whole other category. According to the picture, this product was available for $14.99 at a Bed Bath and Beyond (a retail establishment a friend of mine who worked at one invariably referred to as “Bloodbath and Beyond,” a nickname that is all too appropriate for this particular product). It’s also available at Amazon.
 

 
As you can see from this gentleman’s expression, the masks are incredibly fun. (Just to clarify, that blogger has the same perspective on these masks as we do.)
 

 

 
Below is a closer look of the masks, taken from this large picture. I dislike learning about history or religion from children’s masks, I learn from Wikipedia! So I’ve annotated each mask with the name of the plague as described on the Wikipedia page for the Plagues of Egypt, as well as the correct order according to the same page.
 

1st Plague: “Water into Blood”
 

2nd Plague: “Frogs”
 

3rd Plague: “Lice”
 
More masks after the jump…

 
I’m a non-practicing Atheist type of Jew with a specific distaste for this particular holiday but even I cannot resist a Passover mix that includes Joy Division, The Velvet Underground and other non-trad delights. Don’t forget to smear lamb’s blood on your doorway and watch out for falling frogs and locusts ! I’ll find the Afikoman before you do !
 
Richard Tucker, “The Kiddush”
Darondo, “Let My People Go”
Socalled, “The Four Questions”
Moe Jaffe & Henry Tobias, “Passover Time on the Range”
G-d Is My Co-Pilot, “Dayenu”
Steven Bernstein, “Manishtana” (vs. The Wonder Kids)
Bas Sheva, “Caravan”
Joy Division, “Passover”
Rabbi Kahn, “Your Passover Seder” vs. Flying Lotus
Harold Stern, “Jewish Cowboy”
The Carter Family, “On My Way To Canaan’s Land”
Charles Mingus, “Freedom”
Nina Simone, “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free”
Gershon Kingsley, “What Does It Take (The Ten Plagues)”
Socalled, “Dayenu”
Egyptian Lover, “Egypt, Egypt” vs. The Malavsky Family
Ray Barretto, “Exodus”
Benjamin Lapidus, “Las Cuatro Preguntas”
Ray Charles, “Where Can I Go?”
James Harman Band, “The Four Questions”
The Velvet Underground, “I’m Set Free”
Roosevelt Charles, “Let My People Go”
 

   Exodus 2.0: Idelsohn Society Passover Mix 2010 by The Idelsohn Society
 
via The Idelsohn Society