Easter Traditions
This long-eared animal is known for hiding eggs Easter morning
What is the Easter Bunny?
This flower, often yellow or white, is one of the first to bloom in spring
What is a daffodil?
"April showers brings..."
What is "May flowers"?
These trees blossom white and pink flowers each spring
What are cherry blossoms?
This animal wakes from hibernation and is known for catching salmon
What is a bear?
This process involves using dye to colour eggs in bright, festive hues
What is egg dyeing?
These colourful insects often emerge in spring
What are butterflies?
This weather phenomenon often happens during April
What is rain?
Bees help plants reproduce through this process
What is pollination?
This amphibian returns to the pond in spring to lay eggs
What is a frog?
This type of egg, often made of chocolate, is found in Easter baskets
What is a chocolate egg?
This natural event happens in spring when the day and night are approximately equal in length
What is the spring equinox?
A thunderstorm containing lightening and thunder is called this
What is a thunderstorm?
This bulb flower shares its name with a country known for windmills
What is a tulip?
This insect, known for migrating thousands of miles, returns to northern regions in spring after overwintering in Mexico
What are Monarch butterflies?
In this country, it's common to dress up as witches and go door to door for candy around Easter
What is Sweden (or Finland)?
This term describes the period when animals awaken from hibernation and plants begin to grow again
What is rebirth or renewal?
This is often used to measure rainfall
What is a rain gauge?
This plants name means "days eye" and opens its petals with the sun
What is a daisy?
This red-chested bird is one of the first signs of spring in many parts of North America
What is a robin?
In Eastern Orthodox tradition, eggs are often dyed only this colour to symbolize the blood of Christ
What is red?
This weather phenomenon, more common in spring due to atmospheric instability, involves rotating columns of air and can cause significant damage
What is a tornado?
This type of rain happens when air is forced upward over mountains, cooling and condensing
What is orographic rainfall?
This flowering plant, often found in woodlands during early spring, gets its name for resemblance to a drop of milk and one of the first to bloom in the snow
What is a snowdrop?
This nocturnal mammal, the only one that can fly, becomes active again in spring and helps control insect populations
What is a bat?