Підготувала Димитрова Кира, гурток англійської мови “Enjoy English” Палацу дітей та юнацтва (кер. Бєльська С.М.)

1. Димитрова Кира Гурток “Enjoy English” (кер. Бєльська С. М.)

2.  Easter is the feast of Christ resurrection. Easter in Ukraine is celebrated on
Sunday between the 4th of April and the 8th of May.
 The week before Easter, the Great Week is called the White or Pure Week.
During this time an effort is made to finish all field work before Thursday. On
the evening of Pure Thursday the passion service is performed, after which
people return home with lighted candles. The last Sunday before Easter is called
Willow Sunday. On this day pussy-willow branches are blessed in the church.
The people tap one another with these branches repeating the wish: “Be as tall
as the willow, as healthy as the water and as rich as the earth. Not I am tapping,
the willow is tapping. Easter is in a week!”
 Easter begins with the matins and high mass, during which the pasky
(traditional Easter breads), pysanky and krashanky (decorated or coloured
Easter eggs) are blessed in the church. Butter, leaf lard, cheese, roast suckling
pigs, sausage, smoked meat, and little napkins containing poppy seeds, horse-
radish and other provisions are also blessed. After the matins the people
exchange Easter greetings, give each other krashanky and then hurry home
with their baskets of blessed food.
 Easter is a feast of joy and gladness. For three days people celebrate it. They
often sing spring songs.