EASTER

Easter is one of the most important christian celebrations.

It is full of customs, folklore and traditional food.

The festival can occur on any Sunday between March 22 and April 25.

Schools in the UK close for two weeks

Easter was observed as a spring festival, by the ancient Anglo-Saxons (also known as 'Pagans'), commemorating their Goddess of spring. The goddess was called Eostre. So at the beginning it was a pagan festival.

When the second-century Christian missionaries arrived in England, they used these pagan celebrations as a tool for converting the pagans to Christianity.

The Christian church, converted the Pagan festival from spring season celebration to the commemoration of the Resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ

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Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns are marked with a cross and were eaten by the Saxons to honor their goddess Eostre -

it is thought the bun represented the moon and the cross the moon's quarters

Easter eggs

The custom of giving eggs at Easter celebrates new life.

One of the most famous Easter traditions is the Easter Bunny.

The tradition is that the Easter bunny leaves Easter eggs on Easter Sunday. Parents hide eggs in the garden and the children go on an egg hunt to find them.

History

Easter Bonnet

People wear a type of special hat at EASTER:

EASTER BONNET

Egg rolling

Maundy Thursday-also called Holy Thursday, is the beginning of the three day celebration of Easter - the most important time in the year for Christians because the Last Supper was celebrated in this day

Good Friday-On this day, Christians remember the day when Jesus was crucified on a cross.

Easter egg roll is a traditional game played with eggs at Easter. Different nations have different versions of the game, usually played with hard-boiled, decorated eggs.

American people go to the White house

to roll easter eggs

Easter Sunday-It´s the day of Jesus´s resurrection. Easter eggs are given to children

Dying eggs

Coloring hard boiled eggs is an Easter tradition