Events leading up to...
The animal Jesus rode into Jerusalem
A donkey
The disciple who betrayed Jesus
Judas Iscariot
He took Jesus' body and put it in a tomb.
Joseph of Arimathea
Which country was the first to make special candy for Easter?
Germany
This is the 46 day period just prior to Easter
Lent
The Jewish festival Jesus and His disciples celebrated before His crucifixion
Passover
The item soldiers put on Jesus's head
A crown of thorns
The person Jesus first appeared to after He had risen
Mary Magdalene
The country Easter Island is located
Chile
This president started the White House Easter Egg roll.
Rutherford B Hayes
He denied Jesus 3 times
Peter
The hill where Jesus was crucified
Golgotha
The town where two of Jesus' followers went after His resurrection
Emmaus
The civilization that first made drinks from cocoa
Mayan
This is when Easter is celebrated
The first sunday after the first full moon after March equinox
The command Jesus gave His disciples during the Last Supper
Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
These are the last words Jesus said before He died
"It is finished"
He touched Jesus' nailed wounds
Thomas
The English word Easter comes from this ancient Germanic month name
April
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" was created for Halloween, while this cartoon special has been a tradition for Easter Sunday
"It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown."
Jesus went to this place to pray after the Last Supper
Gethsemane
The reason why Jesus had to suffer and die
The consequence of our sins
This is what Jesus told His disciples to do in Galilee after His resurrection
The Great Commission: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
The first candy to be on the Space Shuttle.
M&Ms
This snack was originally associated with Easter because its twists were thought to resemble arms crossed in prayer
Pretzel