Easter is a very important festival for most Christians, and for many other people it’s a time to celebrate the arrival of spring, and of course eat chocolate eggs!
Easter is a spring festival of new life. For Christians, it’s a very important festival which marks the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and many attend special church services. Many non-Christians also have a holiday at this time, so it is a popular time for spending time with friends and family. We see lots of symbols of new life at Easter, especially eggs, chicks, flowers and rabbits. These symbols go back to ancient pagan traditions which celebrated fertility, rebirth and new growth after the long winter months.
Eggs are an important part of easter traditions as they are a symbol of new life. In the UK, as well as many other countries, lots of people take part in Easter egg hunts, and go hunting for chocolate eggs in parks and gardens.
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Egg rolling is also popular in many places. Eggs are boiled, then painted and then rolled down a hill. The challenge is to roll your egg down the hill without it breaking! There is even an annual ‘Easter Egg Roll’ every Easter Monday in the grounds of the White House in Washington DC.
Norway has many Easter traditions, but one of them has nothing to do with religion, spring or chocolate eggs – Easter crime! Many Norwegians spend the Easter weekend reading crime novels or watching crime films and series.
In places like Poland and Ukraine, a special technique is used to make beautiful coloured designs on eggs, which are known as pisanki or pysanky.
Happy Easter and enjoy its traditions wherever you are!!!!
