Easter celebrates the start of spring and new life through symbols like eggs, bunnies and chicks. It is a moveable feast that falls between March 22nd and April 25th, specifically on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Traditions include decorating eggs, Easter bonnet competitions, egg hunts, and games like egg rolling and egg races.

2. Easter is a very old
festival.
Easter celebrates
the start of Spring
and new life.
Daffodils are the
typical flowers in
Easter.

3. Easter is always
between March
22nd
and April 25th.

4. The first Sunday
after the first full
moon after March
21st is Easter
Sunday.

5. Many years ago women and girls used
new hats called “bonnets” decorated
with flowers.

6. Today there are bonnets
competitions and children design and
make hats at school.

7. They decorate their hats with Easter
decorations.

9. Chicks, bunnies and eggs are symbols
of Easter.

12. The Easter Bunny is the
character that brings chocolate
eggs for children.

13. Typical Easter games are:
- Egg rolling
- Easter egg hunt / Hide and seek
- Eggs races

14. Children roll the eggs down a hill. The last
egg to brake is the winner.

15. Children look for hidden eggs in parks,
gardens,… and put them into their baskets.

16. Children run in races pushing an egg with a
spoon.

17. The president of the USA invites
some children with their families to
play in the White House gardens.

19. In Great Britain people eat hot
cross buns for tea time. They put
butter, jam, cream or chocolate
inside.

20. In many countries people
celebrate Easter and colour
boiled eggs.

21. Sometimes they dye the eggs.

23. In Spain people celebrate Easter and
children have a typical chocolate sweet
called “mona de Pascua”.
It’s very typical in Cataluña.

25. In Spain Easter is a national holiday and in
Britain too.
Children are on holiday, they don´t go to
school. In Spain there are ten days and in
Britain there are two weeks.