EASTER HISTORY
Where did the tradition of Easter eggs originate from? (continent)
-> medieval Europe (Germany)
What is the activity of collecting eggs called?
What is the thing you collect them in called?
egg hunt(ing)
a basket
Name 3 animals associated with Easter.
rabbit (Easter bunny), chicken, lamb, hen
but also: duck, goose, sheep, pigeon, butterfly
Where is the annual American Easter Egg Roll held?
at the White House
Name at least 3 Czech Easter traditions.
baking mazanec, jidáše and Easter lamb; dying eggs; on Easter Monday: whipping with a pomlázka braided from willow branches, pouring or splashing water on girls
What do these days commemorate:
What colour are Easter eggs dyed in Bulgaria?
What does it represent?
red
the blood of Christ
What is the period of 40 days before Easter called?
Lent
What is an Easter nest?
a nest-shaped decoration filled with eggs or sweets
What do children dress up as for Easter in Finland?
witches
Where does the word Easter originate from?
Eostre = an ancient Anglo-Saxon goddess, symbol of rebirth
What brings eggs and chocolates in France?
the church bells
What does the rolling of the eggs symbolize?
the rolling away of the stone from Jesus’ tomb
What are hot cross buns?
What does sharing one mean?
small spiced cakes decorated with a cross
sharing one ensures friendship throughout the next year
Why do people at Corfu (Greece) smash pots on Holy Saturday?
to welcome spring (symbol of new crops that will be collected in the new pots)
When did the Easter bunny come to North America?
a) 1600s
b) 1700s
c) 1800s
d) 1900s
1700s
Approximately how many Easter eggs are sold each year in the USA?
a) 3 million
b) 12 million
c) 110 million
d) 180 million
180 million
When was the Easter Bunny first mentioned?
a) in the 1400s
b) in the 1500s
c) in the 1600s
d) in the 1700s
in the 1500s
Why did Australians try to replace the Easter bunny with the Easter bilby?
rabbits are considered pests in Australia
What happens on Easter Monday in Hungary?
women have buckets of water poured over them by men reciting Easter poems
In what century were the first Easter eggs given?
a) 14th century
b) 15th century
c) 16th century
d) 17th century
16th century
Where was the largest Easter egg ever made, according to the Guinness World Records?
a) United States
b) Spain
c) England
d) Italy
Italy (10.4 metres tall)
Approximately how many chocolate bunnies are sold each year in the USA?
a) 90+ million
b) 150+ million
c) 200+ million
d) 220+ million
90+ million
What does the Scottish "Sunday roast" dish consist of?
And what is Simnel Cake?
roast lamb or ham
a fruit cake decorated with 11 marzipan balls (= the 11 apostles)
Explain the competition called "Eierditschen".
What country does it come from?
eggs are hit against one another -> the winner is the person whose egg doesn’t break
- Germany