1.  Teacher : Carla Soares
 Work done by : Ana Viegas 7ºD, Nº1

2.  Easter is the most important celebration for the
Christians.
 According to the Bible three days after his
crucifixion, he came back to life, it means,
happened his resurrection.

3.  Some Christians celebrate this resurrection on
Easter Day or Easter Sunday. The week from
Palm Sunday to Easter is known as Holy Week.
Easter also marks the end of Lent, a season of
fasting, prayer, and penance.
 Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not
fixed in relation to the calendar.

4.  In Eastern Christianity, the spiritual
preparation for Pascha begins with Great Lent,
which starts on Clean Monday and lasts for 40
continuous days. The last week of Great Lent is
called Palm Week, and ends with Lazarus
Saturday.
 The Easter festival is kept in many different
ways.

5.  On Good Friday Christians remember the day
that Jesus was killed on the cross.
 Good Friday is a sad day and churches never
have flowers or decorations on this day. The
church is left dark and there is just a simple
cross on the altar.

6.  Easter Sunday is a happy day for Christians
because they believe that Jesus rose from the
dead on this day. Many people go to church to
thank God for Jesus' life. Church bells are rung
and churches are decorated with flowers. The
colours in the church change to white or gold
which are the best colours.

7. The Easter Bunny
 The Easter Bunny is not a modern invention. The symbol originated with
the pagan festival of Eastre.
 The Germans brought the symbol of the Easter rabbit to America. It was
widely ignored by other Christians until shortly after the Civil War. In
fact, Easter itself was not widely celebrated in America until after that
time.
The Easter Egg
 The Easter Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange
of eggs in the springtime is a custom that was centuries old when
Easter was first celebrated by Christians.
 Today, children hunt colored eggs and place them in Easter baskets
along with the modern version of real Easter eggs.

8.  Egg hunt is a game during which decorated eggs, real
ones or artificial, are hidden in various places for
children to find. The game may be both indoors and
outdoors.
 Eggs are placed with varying degree of concealment, to
accommodate children of varying ages. In South
German folk traditions it was customary to add extra
obstacles to the game by placing them into hard-to
reach places.
Did you know ?
 Eggs hunts are a subject of the Guinness Book of World
Records.

9. The Easter Bells
 Easter bells are rung in France and Italy throughout the year
but not on the Thursday before good Friday. They are silent as
way to remember the death of Jesus. Then they are rung on Easter
Sunday as way of telling people Jesus is alive.
Easter Lamb
 Many people serve lamb as part of the Easter feast or dinner. In
many homes, a lamb-shaped cake decorates the table.