Easter traditions in the

United Kingdom
• Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate Easter every year in the
spring.
• This important Christian festival starts on Good Friday and ends on
Easter Monday.
• Good Friday and Easter Monday
are bank holidays. On Easter
Sunday, many shops in Britain
are closed, even if they normally
open on Sundays. British schools
traditionally close for two weeks
over Easter.
• Popular Easter traditions in the
United Kingdom include
decorating Easter eggs, sending
Easter cards to friends and
relatives, giving chocolate eggs
to children and eating hot cross
buns on Good Friday. To
Christians, the cross on the buns
symbolizes the crucifixion of
Christ.
• On Easter Sunday, people
celebrate the Resurrection of
Christ. In Britain families
traditionally get together for a
festive meal on Easter day. They
have roast lamb or turkey.
• Children believe that the Easter
Bunny hides the chocolate eggs
for them to find. The child who
collects the most eggs wins. The
event is called the Easter egg
hunt.
• On Easter Monday people take
hard-boiled eggs and roll them
.
down a hill competing to reach
the bottom first. Egg rolling is a
symbol of the stone being rolled
away from the tomb where
Christ was laid.
• Another fun Easter tradition is egg
tapping. It's a popular game in which
two people knock eggs against each
other. If your egg doesn't break, you
win.
•
British Catholics traditionally
celebrate Easter by attending special
church services throughout the Holy
Week.