History
Why do we celebrate Easter? It has something to do with the life of Jesus Christ.
His resurrection and crucifixation.
Where does the Egg-hunting originally come from?
Germany
Americans purchase more than 700 million marshmallow Peeps during the Easter season. What is the most popular color?
How many Jelly Beans do the Americans consume during the Easter? It´s in millions.
16 millions
What should we eat on the Green Thursday?
Something green
In what century was the Easter celebrated for the first time?
In the second century.
In what country do kids dress up as witches and go from house to house to get candies?
Sweden
What do people typically eat on the Easter Sunday Dinner in the UK?
Roasted Lamb
What coulour symbilises the Easter?
Red (as the blood of Jesus Christ)
What is a wooden rattle?
Řehtačka
What do we call the period of 40 days before Easter in English? The Christians do not eat meat.
Lent
What are "pisanki"? In what country can we find them?
Hint: It´s the same country where boys pour water on the girls on the Wet Monday.
Poland
In what century was the first Easter Parade in NYC?
What do the Easter eggs symbolise?
Fertility
What is the most popular Czech Easter meal?
Sweet dough version of the lamb called "beránek".
What does the lamb represent?
Jesus Christ
Who or what gives chocolate to the kids in France?
Where did the Americans take the eggs-dyeing from?
From the Dutch people.
What do easter baskets symbolise?
Birds´ nest and new life.
Is there any English word for "pomlázka"? If so, what is it?
There is no English word for "pomlázka".
March 22 and April 25
In what country people usually fly kites on Good Friday?
Bermuda
Hunting and rolling eggs are popular Easter traditions. The first official White House egg roll occurred in 1878. Who was president at the time?
A. Rutherford B. Hayes
B. James A. Garfield
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. Andrew Johnson
A - Rutheford B. Hayes
The concept of the Easter Bunny originated in Germany during the 1700s, but the mythical creature wasn’t a rabbit initially. What was it?
Hare
What was celebrated during the Easter before 1989? It was not the resurrection and crucifixation of Jesus Christ.