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[[Image:Matzah.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Matzah, from which the afikoman is broken]]
 
[[Image:Matzah.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Matzah, from which the afikoman is broken]]
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The '''afikoman''' ([[Hebrew]]: אפיקומן, derived from [[Greek]] ''epikomen'' "that which comes after", "dessert") was in ancient times the last morsel of the paschal lamb, eaten at the end of the [[Passover]] meal. In modern times, it is represented by a portion of the middle [[Matzah|matzot]] in the ceremonial [[Seder]] dish,<ref>[http://www.ou.org/chagim/pesach/pesachguide/kids/afikoman.html ''What is an Afikoman?''] "Pesach" OU.org. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref>  
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The '''afikoman''' ([[Hebrew]]: אפיקומן, derived from [[Greek]] ''epikomen'' "that which comes after", "dessert") was in ancient times the last morsel of the paschal lamb, eaten at the end of the [[Passover]] meal. In modern times, it is represented by a portion of the middle [[Matzah|matzot]] in the ceremonial [[Seder]] dish.<ref>[http://www.ou.org/chagim/pesach/pesachguide/kids/afikoman.html ''What is an Afikoman?''] "Pesach" OU.org. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref>  
    
==Traditions==
 
==Traditions==
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