Easter is celebrated differently around the world. In Catalonia, Spain, the main event is the blessing of palms on Palm Sunday, when crowds enter cathedrals carrying palms. On Easter Sunday, godparents give children marzipan cakes or chocolate. In England, Christians attend sunrise services on hillsides and light new fires outside churches. In Italy, Easter includes Carnival celebrations, bringing eggs to church when the bells ring, and a procession in Rome depicting Christ's passion on Good Friday. Easter Monday is also a holiday in some Christian cultures.

1. EASTER

2. WHAT’S EASTER?
 Easter is a Christian and holiday celebrating
the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after
his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New
Testament

3. DIFFERENT CELEBRATIONS
AROUND THE WORLD
 Easter it’s a curious celebration because this feast
it’s celebrated in a different way depending the place
you are.

4. SPAIN, CATALONIA

5. EASTER IN CATALONIA
 The main Easter event of Catalonia is the blessing of the
palms on Diumenge de Rams. Crowds surge into cathedrals. Boys
carry long wafting palmons, while girls have graceful palmes
woven into intricate designs. Once home, the palms are hung on
balconies to ward off evil. On Easter Sunday, godparents dole out
the moneys: originally, marzipan cakes decorated with boiled eggs,
but these days more likely to be a chocolate cartoon character.

6. ENGLAND

7. EASTER IN ENGLAND
 Christians gather together on Easter Sunday for a Sunrise Service.
This service takes place on a hill side so everyone can see the sun rise.
One curiosity is that some Christians take part in an Easter vigil,
lighting a new fire outside the church early on Sunday morning. The
Paschal candle, decorated with studs to celebrate Christ's wounds, may
be lit from the fire and carried into the church where it is used to light
the candles of the worshippers.

8. ITALY

9. EASTER IN ITALY
Easter, is a joyous celebration with games and concerts held
around Italy. .Easter celebrations in Italy begin with Carnevale
activities which is a prelude to the Lenten season. One of the
popular Easter customs in Italy is that Easter eggs are brought
when the church bells ring. However the major Easter
attraction y is that in the capital city of Rome, the Pope leads a
procession to portray the “Passion of Christ” on the day of
Good Friday.

10. EASTER MONDAY
 Is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a
holiday in some largely Christian cultures, especially Roman
Catholic. Easter Monday in the Roman Catholic liturgical
calendar is the second day of the octave of Easter Week.

11. VOCABULARY
Feast: Fiesta Gather: Reunir
Crowds: LLenas Prelude: Preludio
God parents: Padrinos
Worshippers: Fieles
Wounds: Héridas