Easter in the UK

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 Easter Sunday, also called Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian holiday celebrating the
resurrection of Christ. In the UK, it is common to organize Easter egg hunts and get together
for lunch with friends and family.
 The date for Easter Sunday is usually   the Sunday after the first full moon after the first day
of spring (21 March).
Usually Easter falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25.
 The Friday before Easter and the Monday after are a bank holiday in the UK. Over Easter
schools in the UK close for 2 weeka
 This year, Easter is on Sunday, 4. April 2021.
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 Nobody knows for sure where the English name Easter comes from. The most common
explanation is that it is derived from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. She was associated
with spring and fertility and was celebrated around the vernal equinox.
 Easter was originally a pagan festival. Later, it was adopted by the Christians to mark the
crucifixion and rebirth of Jesus.
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 Maundy Thursday is Thursday before Easter
 Iti s remembered as the day of Last Supper, when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and
established the ceremony known as Eucharist.
 In UK, on that day, The queen goes to westminister abbey and she gives money to some
poor people
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 On the Friday before Easter, Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is a
day of mourning in church and special Good Friday services are held where Christians
meditate on Jesus's suffering and death on the cross, and what this means for their faith.
 Iti s tradition to eat warm hot cross buns on good Friday
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 On Easter Sunday Christians gather together on a hill to watch the sun rise, then they
have breakfest with family. Boiled eggs are traditionally served at breakfast. Afther
breakfest people go to church for a service to celebrate
 At home everyone give each other chocolate eggs, and in UK kids get big ones filled with
sweets
 Around 80 million chocolate eggs are eaten each year in Britain
 Roast lamb is the traditional meat for the main meal on Easter day. Iti s served with mint
sauce and vagetables
 The traditional Easter pudding is Custard tarts
 After dinner children play the game Easter Egg hunt. Egg hunts, a traditional Easter game
where children try to find hidden Easter eggs, take place all over the UK. According to
popular legend, the Easter bunny hides the eggs.
  Common decorations are dyed or painted eggs, little yellow chicks, bunnies, and spring
flowers, such as daffodils, white lilies, and tulips. The colors yellow or gold are usually
associated with Easter, as these are the colors the Church of England uses for the Easter
Sunday celebrations.
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 In some parts of the United Kingdom, people organize egg rolls, People take the eggs
to the top of a hill and roll them down. The first egg to get to the foot of that hill is
the winner.
 In another variation of the game, people knock hard-boiled eggs against other
peoples' eggs. The winner is the person whose egg remains whole. After the game,
the eggs are eaten.
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 Hot cross buns are another delicious tradition in UK. These raisin filled buns are
toasted, lathered in butter and before being enjoyed with a nice cup of tea. The
crosses symbolise the Christian belief that Jesus died on the cross for their sins.
 . Egg painting- Eggs are a big part of Easter in Britain. They symbolise new life and
represent the rebirth of Jesus.Before we had chocolate eggs, children would often
decorate real eggs to mark the occasion. A lot of children still enjoy doing this, but
the chocolate eggs are far more popular of course!If eggs and bunnies sound like
strange symbols, it’s because Christianity probably appropriated them from
older, paganistic religions, but no-one knows for sure. Rabbits often represent
fertility and eggs are said to symbolise new life in spring.
 Maypole dancing is another Easter time tradition in Britain – and in other parts of
the world too. Dancers hold on to colourful ribbons which are attached the the top
of a large pole and dance in patterns, often to live music played by the village band.
The tradition certainly comes from our pre-Christian heritage but has been a big part
of the celebrations at Easter times for centuries.
 Not only is this tradition unique to the UK, but it is unique to a particular village in
the UK. The dance troupe is called the Britannia Coco-nut Dancers, or the “Nutters”
for short. These dancers perform their show during Easter in a village called Bacup in
Lancaster, England.
They dance for 11 km through the village and drink a pint of beer in every pub they
stop at along the way. The eight dancers dress very strangely, with clogs (wooden
shoes), a red and white skirt, black trousers and shirts. They also paint their faces
black, which some people don’t like very much, as they say it is racist. However, the
dancers say it’s simply a type of mask and is not intended to represent a race
 Morris Dancing often takes place during Easter parades or village fairs. It’s a type of
English folk dancing, and quite a strange thing to watch. The dance troupes are
traditionally all-male, but there are now also female groups too. They practice their
craft at other times of year too, but their first shows usually take place in spring,
when the weather is warming up a bit.