Easter in Britain celebrates Jesus Christ's resurrection, marking it as the most important event in the Christian calendar, occurring during 'holy week'. The period of Lent precedes Easter, where many Christians prepare by giving up luxuries. Traditions include the Easter Bunny bringing chocolate eggs, egg hunts, and symbolic baking such as hot cross buns, with eggs representing new life.

1. Easter in Britain

2. The death and resurrection of Christ
• Easter is first and foremost a celebration of Jesus Christ's
resurrection.
• It is the most important celebration of the Christian calender.
• The week before Easter is called 'holy week' and includes:
- Maundy Thursday - the day of the last supper
- Good Friday - the day Jesus died
- Easter Sunday - the day Jesus rose from the dead.

3. Lent
• Lent is period of time which begins on ash wednesday and
lasts for approximately 40 days, until Easter.
• During Lent, many christians give up luxuries in order to
prepare themselves the holy day.

4. Easter Decorations

5. Easter Decorations

6. Easter Tree

7. Easter Tree

8. The Easter Bunny
• Many british children are led to
believe that the Easter Bunny
brings their chocolate eggs.

9. Easter Eggs
• Easter Egg Hunt - this is where
adults will hide chocolate eggs
for children to find.

10. Easter Baking

11. Easter Baking

12. Easter Baking
• Hot Cross Buns
• Simnel Cake

13. Easter Sunday - dinner

14. Symbolism
• Why the Egg?
The egg represents the
concept of new life.
Some also believe the egg to
represent the stone that
was used to seal the
entrance of Jesus' tomb.

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