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How is the Memorial Meal observed by Jehovah’s Witnesses?

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Three Jehovah's Witnesses stand beside literature carts, holding religious magazines, at the Star Ferry Pier under a blue sign for City Hall and MTR Station in Hong Kong. — Jehovah’s Witness Adherents of the Jehovah's Witness movement distributing literature about their faith in Hong Kong, China.

Jehovah’s Witnesses observe an annual event known as the Memorial Meal, or the Lord’s Evening Meal, to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. This ceremony is held on 14 Nisan of the Jewish calendar, which corresponds to March or April of the Gregorian calendar.1

During the observance, the congregation passes around bread and wine, which serve as symbols of the body and blood of Christ. A key distinction in this practice is that only those who are believed to be among the 144,000 corulers—who will join Christ in the millennial kingdom—partake of the bread and wine. This practice is rooted in their interpretation of Jesus’ instructions at the Last Supper to "do this in remembrance of me".1