1. EASTER
- some information

2. • Easter is not only a joyful spring festival.
• Christians and many other people around the
world celebrate the rebirth of Jesus every year.
• Pagan traditions give us the English word
"Easter" which comes from the word "Eostre".
• The English word Easter comes from
the Anglo – Saxon name for the month of April,
which was known as "Eostremonath"

3. The modern English term Easter developed from the
Old English word Ēastre or Ēostre (IPA:
[ˈæːɑstre, ˈeːostre]), which itself developed prior to
899.
The name refers to Eostur-monath (Old English
"Ēostre month"), a month of the Germanic
calendar attested by Bede, who writes that the
month is named after the goddess Ēostre of Anglo-
Saxon paganism.

4. • In Britain children have two weeks off
school when it is Easter. They finish
school a few days before the Easter
weekend.

6. • It is traditional to eat
warm 'hot cross buns'
on Good Friday .
• The cross on top of
the buns symbolizes
and reminds
Christians Jesus
death on the cross.

7. People have breakfast Boiled eggs are
with the family. traditionally served at
breakfast.

8. • At home, everyone gives each other
chocolate eggs.
• In England children get big ones filled with
sweets.

9. Around 80 million chocolate eggs are eaten
each year in Britain.

10. • Roast lamb is the
traditional meat for
the main meal on
Easter Day. It is
served with mint
sauce and
vegetables.

11. The traditional Easter
pudding is
custard tarts.

12. After dinner children play the game – Easter Egg
Hunt. Parents/adults hide small chocolate eggs
in the garden or at home and children try to find
them.

13. Later in the afternoon people have a special Easter Cake
for tea – it’s Simnel cake.
The Simnel cake is a rich fruitcake covered with a thick
layer of almond paste (marzipan). A layer of marzipan is
also traditionally baked into the middle of the cake.
Eleven balls of marzipan are placed around the top to
represent the eleven true disciples (excluding Judas).
Simnel cake

14. • Egg rolling is very
popular in England
and is an Easter
Monday sport.
Hard-boiled eggs are
rolled down a hill.

15. Remember the name?
Traditional Easter breakfast:

16. Boiled eggs

17. Remember the name?
Traditional Easter pudding

18. Custard pie

19. Remember when?
• Egg rolling races are held on ________.
Eggs are rolled down a hill or slope. The
first one to reach the bottom unbroken is
the winner

21. Do you know…….?
• 1) What do Christians celebrate on Easter Sunday?
• 2) Easter is the end of Lent. How long does Lent last?
• 3) The Easter Bunny has its origins in which country?

22. Do you know…….?
• 1) What do Christians celebrate on Easter Sunday?
The rebirth of Jesus.
Easter Sunday or Easter Day is the most important day of
the year for Christians. It is when they celebrate that
three days after being killed, Jesus rose from the dead,
sometimes called 'the Resurrection'
• 2) Easter is the end of Lent. How long does Lent last?
Lent lasts for 40 days but you don't count the Sundays!

23. The Easter bunny story seems to have originated in Germany.
It originated with the pagan festival of Eastre for the goddess Eastre,
who was worshiped by Anglo-Saxons through her earthy symbol,
the rabbit. The rabbit served as a symbol of new life during the
spring season and is part of pre-Christian fertility tradition.

24. Quizzes
How much do you remember?
• Interactive Quiz 1 http://goo.gl/mmtb0
• Interactive Quiz 2 http://goo.gl/rwYQA