Easter Origins
This is a symbol of fertility and can be dyed or eaten.
What are eggs?
Easter is originally a religious catholic holiday.
False. It was originally a pagan celebration.
This festival is originally celebrated in India. They are celebrating the "blossoming of love".
What is the Holi Festival?
This is a product from the hen.
Egg (s)
In Germany, what are some of the animals that represent fertility?
Fox, hens, and birds.
This is an animal that is a symbol of fertility for thousands of years
What is a rabbit/bunny?
Easter will be celebrated on April 4th this year.
True
This festival is celebrated in Iran and it is considered "The New Day"·
What is Nowruz?
This is a Spanish sweet that people eat on Easter days. It is made from bread, eggs and sugar.
Torrijas
Easter eggs were decorated with jewels in Russia by which artist?
Faberge
Families typically eat this meal on Easter Sunday.
What is brunch?
Easter eggs come from bunnies.
False! They are eggs, and come from hens.
This festival is celebrated in Southeast Asia with water. They have processions and honor the elderly (old people).
What is the Songkran Water Festival?
This is another word for paint. (Spell it). We do this with eggs.
Dye
What color is the clothes people wear on Easter Sunday?
Pastel colors
This is an object that is hidden in different places. It contains alot of candy inside.
What are Easter baskets?
What are Easter eggs?
Americans produce 16 million jellybeans for easter every year.
False. They produce 16 billion.
This festival honors the ancestors. They burn incense and light firecrackers.
What is the Qingming festival?
Marshmallows, chocolates, and jellybeans
What is the name of the parades that are very famous in Easter in Spain.
Processions.
This was a goddess of fertility. The pagan festival was to honor her.
What is Eostre?
Easter is the second holiday in which the most candies are consumed in America.
True
This is the season in which everyone celebrates the "equinox" around the world.
What is spring?
The White House celebrates Easter anually by doing this event.
The Egg Roll
What is the name of the holidays we have in Easter. No one goes to school during this time.
Spring break!