Easter holiday

EASTER

PICTURE MATCHING

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A QUIZ

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HISTORY OF EASTER1.- Which of these animals is not associated with easter?a) LAMB b) BUNNY c) OX

2.- Which is a Noth American Tradition?a) THE WHITE HOUSE EASTER BASKET BRUNCHb) THE PENTAGON EASTER EGG HUNTc) THE WHITE HOUSE EASTER EGG HUNT

3.- For Christians Easter is a celebration of a) CHRIST'S RESURECTIONb) CHRIST'S DEATHc) CHRIST'S BIRTH

4.- In the 16th C parents told their children that if their behaveda) THE EASTER BUNNY WOULD COME AND BUILD A NESTb) THE EASTER BUNNY WOULD LEAVE THEM PRESENTSc) THE EASTER BUNNY WOULD LAY COLORFUL EGGS

5.- In 325 AD, the emperor Constantine ruled thata) EASTER MUST ONLY FALL IN APRILb)EASTER MUST ONLY FALL IN SPRINGc) EASTER MUST ONLY FALL IN A SUNDAY

6.-Why did Jesus and his apostles entered Jerusalem according to the new testament?a) TO CELEBRATE A CHRISTIAN FESTIVITYb) TO CELEBRATE A JEWISH FESTIVITY

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EASTER HOLIDAYEaster Sunday commemorates the resurrection of __________

___________. It is the most important Christian celebration. The date

of Easter Sunday changes _________ _________, and that changes

the date of all the important holy days that come before Easter. It falls

between late _________ and late ________. Easter is so important

because Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead, two days

after he died on the _______. Jesus’ dead body was buried in a cave

on Good Friday and two days later the stone that covered the cave’s

entrance had been moved and Jesus’ body had gone. Various people

saw Jesus in the following days and his followers understood

__________ had raised him from the dead. Historians say this

happened some time between ____ and ______ AD.

People celebrate Easter in many ways______ ______ _______. It is a

very busy time for _________. Many Christians light a special Pascal

candle on the evening before Easter. This represents the rising of

Christ. There are special songs and hymns which people sing in

church. Children like Easter because their parents and grandparents

give them _______ ________ __________, a sign of new birth.

Schoolchildren usually decorate eggs and display them in their school

or give them as gifts. Other things associated with Easter are the

______ _______ and spring flowers like irises. An unusual Easter

tradition in Norway is to solve murder mysteries at Easter. Television

channels show murder mystery shows, and magazines are full of

crime stories.

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