Tradition/History
In what season is Easter typically celebrated?
Spring
What is the main activity children (and some adults!) do on Easter?
Easter egg hunting!
What food do we associate with Easter?
Eggs!
Where would you find the world’s largest Easter Egg?
A. China
B. Mexico
C. Canada
Canada
The Sunday before Easter is called what?
Palm Sunday
Christianity
chocolate, jelly beans, chocolate bunnies, etc.
Most Americans bite off what part of a chocolate bunny first?
The ears
In what season does Easter take place in Australia?
Autumn/Fall
Buying what for Easter is said to bring good luck for the rest of the year?
New clothes
What animal is associated with Easter?
The Easter Bunny!
What meat is popular to eat for Easter Lunch?
Ham!
In America, which kind of chocolate (white, milk, or dark) is most popular for Easter?
milk
What flower is considered an Easter symbol?
Lily
When Easter eggs were first dyed red, it was to represent what?
The blood of Christ
Why do we wear pastels/brightly colored clothes on Easter?
To celebrate spring's arrival
What other activity do people love to do with eggs for Easter besides hunting for them?
Dyeing and decorating them
What's the most popular Easter candy in America?
Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs
What country did the Easter bunny originate in?
A. France
B. Germany
C. China
B. Germany
The word ‘Easter’ comes from the name of an Anglo Saxon.....?
a. Goddess
b. Food
c. Saint
a. Goddess - She was called Eostre
What Eastern European country started the tradition of dyeing and coloring Easter eggs?
Ukraine!
While the tradition of dyeing eggs at Easter may have begun as a religious practice, the custom of decorating those eggs comes from a Ukrainian craft dating back thousands of years. The eggs, called pysankas, are painstakingly created using wax and dyes, a process Ukrainian immigrants brought with them to the United States.
Some people have this day off for religious reasons, it is the Friday two days before Easter. What is it called?
Good Friday
What candy is widely bought at Easter, but is either loved or hated by a vast majority of the public?
Peeps! (I love them!)
In which state did the Easter Bunny first appear?
Pennsylvania
Which country does Easter Island belong to?
Chile