In the UK, Easter is one of the major Christian festivals of the year.
It happens at a different time each year. It can happen on any Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th.
The Friday before Easter Sunday (Good Friday) and the Monday after (Easter Monday) are bank holidays in the UK.
Over Easter, schools in the UK close for two weeks.
The Easter Egg:
Exchanging and eating Easter eggs is a popular tradition in the UK. Real eggs (in most cases, chicken eggs) were used before they were replaced with chocolate eggs. The eggs were hard-boiled and decorated with various colours and patterns. The bright colours represented spring and light.
An older, more traditional game is where real eggs are rolled down a hill. The winner is the owner of the egg that stays uncracked the longest.
Nowadays, people give each other eggs made of chocolate, usually hollow and filled with sweets. British children hunt for chocolate Easter eggs hidden around their home and garden by the Easter bunny.
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The Easter Bunny:
In the UK, children believe that if they are good, the Easter bunny (rabbit) will leave chocolate eggs for them.
Hot Cross Buns:
These small, lightly sweet buns usually contain raisins, currants and chopped, candied fruit.
Before baking, a cross is slashed in the top of the bun. After baking, sugar icing is used to fill the cross.
Can you compare Easter in the UK to Easter in Spain? How is it the same and how is it different?
I hope you all enjoyed reading these facts! I'm looking forward to reading yours 😊
Leah
Is not the same, because here is a catholic celebration,is when jesus death
ResponderEliminar(im Miriam of 6A)
hi leah,
ResponderEliminarHere the easter is not the same in all
Here the easter is a celebrate catolicism and we go to the church and we pray to our God
In my town after to go to the church we go to a party in the square of the town
And there are people singing and all the people dancing , playing , eating , drinking...
we have a lot of fun on easter in my town
one kiss, Elisa of 6ºA
Hi Leah,
ResponderEliminarI like the traditions in UK.
Marcos Siles 5B
Hi Leah I´m Alberto 6ºA:
ResponderEliminarEaster is different in Spain. It is religious festival that celebrates the resurrection of christ. People go to the church and processions take place down the street. It´s a very important day.
Kisses.
Hi Leah.
ResponderEliminarYou can´t compare because is differnt.
I am Cristina Lozano Díaz of 5B
Hi Leah I'm Daniela of 6A
ResponderEliminarEaster is different in Spain. It is a religious festival that celebrateds the resurrection of chirst.
Hi Leah,
ResponderEliminarIn my opinion the easter in the UK is quite different than in Spain. That is because in Spain start at Sunday palms and in Uk is not a certain date to start easter. In easter of Spain we don't eat chocolate eggs but we eat lamb and we celebrate that Jesus is alive again
Hi Leah I'm Marcos García-Rama Romano of 5ºb
ResponderEliminarI can´tcompare because is very diferent.
Good bye
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ResponderEliminarI think that the same between Easter in UK and Easter in Spain is that both are Christian festivals, in both there are school holidays and here in Spain in some places like Cataluña it´s typical to make a special chocolate eggs called ¨Monas de Pascua".The difference between Easter in UK and Easter in Spain is that it isn´t an Easter bunny in Spain ,the typical food that we eat in this time are the¨torrijas", that are made of bread, milk, eggs mainly. And another difference is that in Spain in this period in almost every places there are processions, they are a kind of religious parades.
ResponderEliminarHi Leah I don`t now all of easter in the UK. WOW!!!!
ResponderEliminarThere are some very notable differences! Thanks everyone for sharing! 😊
ResponderEliminarHi Leah im Paula from 6B
ResponderEliminarI think that the easter in the UK was so fun!!!!