Презентация на тему EASTER IN BRITAIN

It occurs on the first Sunday after the first

full Moon.


It is a religious holiday. The word Easter comes from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn. Her spring festival was celebrated in April. Easter is a Christian festival now. The Christians are glad over the fact that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. It has some symbols.

The

Cross
Rabbits, chikens


Eggs

god, was resurrected and the Cross is a very

important symbol too. The egg is a symbol of a new life. Easter eggs are mostly red and are very beautiful.

It is a very innocent animal. It eats only

grass.

that once a poor woman decorated colorful eggs for

her children to find.As soon as the hidden eggs were found a large bunny was seen hoping away. This is the root of the Easter Bunny that we know and love today.

Sunday.There is a popular tradition to wear three new

things at Easter. They believe these will bring good luck in the year.They go out into the streets. This procession is called The Easter Parade.

important days are Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter

Sunday. On Maundy Thursday, the king or a queen of England gives money to poor people. The tradition is very old. On good Friday, people eat fish instead of meat. They also eat special hot cakes with a cross on the top. They call these cakes hot cross buns. On Easter Sunday, People eat a traditional roast dinner with lamb, potatoes and vegetables. They also give each other chocolate Easter eggs.

a tasty holiday. All the families colour eggs and

put them into green, yellow and pink baskets. Next morning children are busy with hunting eggs, jelly beans and chocolate bunnies. They play funny games such as egg rolling contest and sing Easter songs.

eggs down grassy hills. Children push an egg with

a long handled spoon. The old Lancashire legend says that the broken eggshells should be carefully crashed afterwards or they would be stolen by witches.

EASTER ROLL

a penny
Hot Cross Buns
If you have no daughters,
Give them

too your sons.
One a penny,
Two a penny,
Hot Cross Buns

do you know?

What Easter symbols do you know?

What Easter

traditions do you know?

On the First Sunday after the first moon.

Easter Eggs Hunt and Easter Egg Roll.

The Cross, Eggs, rabbits hot cross buns.



Charity- putting money in poor box.

chick egg
Hen lamb spring
duckling

chick egg
Hen lamb spring
duckling

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Жарич Еленой Ромуальдовной