Презентація "Easter in the UK ".

EASTER

Easter in Britain Easter is a Christian holiday in March or April, when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life. Easter is connected in people’s minds with spring, with the coming to life of the earth after winter.

Symbols of Easter The most popular symbol of Easter is Easter egg

Symbols of Easter Easter eggs are traditional Easter presents for children. Nowadays Easter eggs are usually made of chocolate.

Symbols of Easter Easter Bunnies: Easter bunny owes its origin to the Anglo Saxon goddess called Eostre, who was always seen with her bunny. This bunny had laid the first colored eggs.

Symbols of Easter Hot cross buns, now eaten throughout the Easter season, were first baked in England to be served on Good Friday. These small, lightly sweet yeast buns contain raisins or currants and sometimes chopped candied fruit.

Children like Easter very much because it is 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.

Easter Roll is a tradition of rolling 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 Hunt

People buy new clothes to wear on Easter 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. Traditions of Easter