Easter

Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Although a holiday of high religious significance in the Christian faith, many traditions associated with Easter date back to pre-Christian, pagan times.

When is Easter? Easter Sunday and related celebrations, such as Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday, are considered “moveable feasts”. Easter typically falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the spring equinox.

Why Is Easter Called ‘Easter’? St. Bede the Venerable maintains that the English word "Easter" comes from Eostre, or Eostrae, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and fertility. Other historians maintain that “Easter” derives from "in albis", or “dawn," that became "eostarum" in Old High German.

Click on the button below to learn more about the celebration of Easter.

Easter celebrations

Easter related vocabulary

Why bunnies and eggs? Watch the video on the link below and find out.

Easter traditions

Easter around the world. Watch the video below for some interesting facts how Easter is celebrated in other countries.

Easter around the world

Easter egg hunt dates all the way from Protestant Reformer Martin Luther who hid colored eggs every Easter Sunday that the women and children of his church could hunt for.

Easter egg roll in the White House is a tradition held on Easter Monday on the White House south lawn. Watch the video below.

The White House egg roll

Hot cross buns are the most popular food eaten in Britain associated with Easter. On the link below you can find a recipe for them by the most famous British baker Mary Berry.

Mary Berry's Hot cross buns

Quiz time! Below is the Kahoot quiz on Easter. Have fun!

Kahoot pin: 03793942

Happy Easter!

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