Religious traditions
Semana Santa in English
Holy Week
Who comes on Easter to leave children candy and sweets?
The Easter Bunny
Cesta in English
Basket
In the UK and USA, which part of a chocolate bunny do you eat first?
The ears
When is Easter Sunday this year?
March 31
What is the first Sunday of Holy Week called?
Palm Sunday
Name a typical food eaten in Spain for Easter
Torrijas (french toast) or Mona de Pascua
Conejito in English
Bunny
TRUE OR FALSE:
In Ireland, children decorate eggs and throw them down a hill
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Easter is not celebrated in the UK.
FALSE
In English, what is the name of the Friday before Easter?
'_____ Friday'
Good Friday
What is one activity that we do to decorate for Easter?
Dye (coloured) eggs
How do you say "Mañana empiezan las vacaciones de Pascua" in English?
Which Spanish city has the biggest Semana Santa celebration?
Seville
What type of leaf is associated with Easter?
Palm
Misa in English
Mass
About how many chocolate bunnies are produced each year in the world?
a) 10 million
b) 50 million
c) 90 milion
90 million
What is a baby chicken called?
Chick
The origin of the Easter Bunny is in which country?
Germany
Easter Island is part of which country?
Chile
Bendecir in English
To bless
Where is the most popular Easter parade (desfile) held each year?
New York
What is the activity called when children look for plastic eggs with candy inside?
Easter Egg Hunt
In Poland, young people celebrate Easter:
a) breaking ceramic objects by throwing them out of the window
b) reading a crime story
c) with water pistol fights in the street
c) With water pistol fights in the street. The main targets are the girls, because there is a belief that if they get completely soaked, they will be married within a year.
In Corfú (Greece) they break ceramic objects by throwing them out of the window.
In Norway they read a thriller.
The world record largest chocolate Easter egg was made in what country?
a) Italy
b) USA
c) Switzerland
a) Italy